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Clay Fork

Ghost town · Elliott County, Kentucky

Ault quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Ault quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Clay Fork is a ghost town in Elliott County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Elliott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clay Fork as a historical populated place on the Ault 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 38.2297° N, 83.1842° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAult
Elevation800 ft
Nearest living townOlive Hill, KY
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2337147
Coordinates38.22972, -83.18417

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What's there now

Clay Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olive Hill, KY (population 1,488), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 800 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 Clay Fork?

Clay Fork is in Elliott County, Kentucky, at 38.2297, -83.1842.

How many ghost towns are in Elliott County?

Elliott County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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