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Botts

Ghost town · Menifee County, Kentucky

Scranton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Scranton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Botts is a ghost town in Menifee County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Menifee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Botts as a historical populated place on the Scranton 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 37.9178° N, 83.5374° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleScranton
Elevation1,100 ft
Nearest living townFrenchburg, KY
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2400752
Coordinates37.91778, -83.53745

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What's there now

Botts is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Frenchburg, KY (population 773), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,100 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 Botts?

Botts is in Menifee County, Kentucky, at 37.9178, -83.5374.

How many ghost towns are in Menifee County?

Menifee County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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