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Cold Springs

Ghost town · Carter County, Kentucky

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

Cold Springs is a ghost town in Carter County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cold Springs as a historical populated place on the Olive Hill 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 38.3046° N, 83.1635° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOlive Hill
Elevation865 ft
Nearest living townOlive Hill, KY
Distance to it0.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2086871
Coordinates38.30463, -83.16351

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What's there now

Cold Springs is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olive Hill, KY (population 1,488), about 0.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 865 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 Cold Springs?

Cold Springs is in Carter County, Kentucky, at 38.3046, -83.1635.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

Carter County, Kentucky has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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