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Chestnut Grove

Ghost town · Whitley County, Kentucky

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

Chestnut Grove is a ghost town in Whitley County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Whitley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Chestnut Grove as a historical populated place on the Vox 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 36.9252° N, 84.1810° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVox
Nearest living townCorbin, KY
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2710173
Coordinates36.92516, -84.18099

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What's there now

Chestnut Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Corbin, KY (population 8,430), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Chestnut Grove?

Chestnut Grove is in Whitley County, Kentucky, at 36.9252, -84.1810.

How many ghost towns are in Whitley County?

Whitley County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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