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Briarfield

Ghost town · Caldwell County, Kentucky

Princeton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Princeton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Briarfield is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Kentucky. It is one of 10 former communities in Caldwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Briarfield as a historical populated place on the Olney 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 37.1922° N, 87.8731° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOlney
Elevation520 ft
Nearest living townPrinceton, KY
Distance to it6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743594
Coordinates37.19222, -87.87307

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What's there now

Briarfield is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Princeton, KY (population 6,242), about 6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 520 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 Briarfield?

Briarfield is in Caldwell County, Kentucky, at 37.1922, -87.8731.

How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?

Caldwell County, Kentucky has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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