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Cobbs Service Station

Ghost town · Jessamine County, Kentucky

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

Cobbs Service Station 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 Cobbs Service Station as a historical populated place on the Nicholasville 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 37.9085° N, 84.6189° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNicholasville
Elevation939 ft
Nearest living townKeene, KY
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2558023
Coordinates37.90845, -84.61892

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What's there now

Cobbs Service Station is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Keene, KY (population 272), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 939 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 Cobbs Service Station?

Cobbs Service Station is in Jessamine County, Kentucky, at 37.9085, -84.6189.

How many ghost towns are in Jessamine County?

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

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