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Castle

Ghost town · Martin County, Kentucky

Inez quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Inez quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Castle is a ghost town in Martin County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Martin County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 85th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Castle as a historical populated place on the Milo 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 37.8958° N, 82.5547° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMilo
Elevation628 ft
Nearest living townInez, KY
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID2091577
Coordinates37.89583, -82.55472

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What's there now

Castle is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Inez, KY (population 760), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 628 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 Castle?

Castle is in Martin County, Kentucky, at 37.8958, -82.5547.

How many ghost towns are in Martin County?

Martin County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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