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Cox Mill

Ghost town · Christian County, Kentucky

Church Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Church Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cox Mill is a ghost town in Christian County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Christian County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cox Mill as a historical populated place on the Church 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 36.8169° N, 87.5522° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleChurch Hill
Elevation583 ft
Nearest living townHopkinsville, KY
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2742882
Coordinates36.81695, -87.55219

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What's there now

Cox Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hopkinsville, KY (population 31,011), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 583 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 Cox Mill?

Cox Mill is in Christian County, Kentucky, at 36.8169, -87.5522.

How many ghost towns are in Christian County?

Christian County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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