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Cotton Branch

Ghost town · Clark County, Kentucky

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

Cotton Branch is a ghost town in Clark County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Clark County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 5th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cotton Branch as a historical populated place on the Palmer 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 37.8727° N, 84.1182° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePalmer
Elevation604 ft
Nearest living townWinchester, KY
Distance to it9.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2508393
Coordinates37.87271, -84.11822

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What's there now

Cotton Branch is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Winchester, KY (population 19,133), about 9.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 604 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 Cotton Branch?

Cotton Branch is in Clark County, Kentucky, at 37.8727, -84.1182.

How many ghost towns are in Clark County?

Clark County, Kentucky has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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