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Big Bend

Ghost town · Campbell County, Kentucky

Alexandria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Alexandria quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Bend is a ghost town in Campbell County, Kentucky. It is one of 21 former communities in Campbell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 21st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Bend as a historical populated place on the Alexandria topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 38.9705° N, 84.4568° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAlexandria
Elevation546 ft
Nearest living townRyland Heights, KY
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2742125
Coordinates38.97052, -84.45680

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What's there now

Big Bend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ryland Heights, KY (population 712), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 546 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Big Bend?

Big Bend is in Campbell County, Kentucky, at 38.9705, -84.4568.

How many ghost towns are in Campbell County?

Campbell County, Kentucky has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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