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Carpentersville

Ghost town · Fleming County, Kentucky

Burtonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Burtonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carpentersville is a ghost town in Fleming County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Fleming County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 72nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carpentersville as a historical populated place on the Burtonville 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 38.4051° N, 83.6157° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBurtonville
Elevation802 ft
Nearest living townFlemingsburg, KY
Distance to it6.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2355176
Coordinates38.40507, -83.61565

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What's there now

Carpentersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flemingsburg, KY (population 2,967), about 6.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 802 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 Carpentersville?

Carpentersville is in Fleming County, Kentucky, at 38.4051, -83.6157.

How many ghost towns are in Fleming County?

Fleming County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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