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Chattersville

Ghost town · Jessamine County, Kentucky

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

Chattersville is a ghost town in Jessamine County, Kentucky. It is one of 13 former communities in Jessamine County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 36th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chattersville as a historical populated place on the Little Hickman 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 37.8453° N, 84.6138° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLittle Hickman
Elevation832 ft
Nearest living townWilmore, KY
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2557969
Coordinates37.84530, -84.61378

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What's there now

Chattersville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Wilmore, KY (population 6,031), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 832 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 Chattersville?

Chattersville is in Jessamine County, Kentucky, at 37.8453, -84.6138.

How many ghost towns are in Jessamine County?

Jessamine County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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