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Carters Creek

Ghost town · Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Drakesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Drakesboro quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Carters Creek is a ghost town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Muhlenberg County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Carters Creek as a historical populated place on the Drakesboro 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 37.1315° N, 87.1183° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDrakesboro
Elevation425 ft
Nearest living townBeechmont, KY
Distance to it5.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2742991
Coordinates37.13155, -87.11832

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What's there now

Carters Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Beechmont, KY (population 940), about 5.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 425 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 Carters Creek?

Carters Creek is in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, at 37.1315, -87.1183.

How many ghost towns are in Muhlenberg County?

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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