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Big Sandy

Ghost town · Boyd County, Kentucky

Ceredo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500)
Ceredo quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1901, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Big Sandy is a ghost town in Boyd County, Kentucky. It is one of 12 former communities in Boyd County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 38th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Sandy as a historical populated place on the Boltsfork 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 38.2878° N, 82.6644° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBoltsfork
Elevation608 ft
Nearest living townPrichard, WV
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2089003
Coordinates38.28781, -82.66438

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What's there now

Big Sandy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Prichard, WV (population 434), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 608 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 Sandy?

Big Sandy is in Boyd County, Kentucky, at 38.2878, -82.6644.

How many ghost towns are in Boyd County?

Boyd County, Kentucky has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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