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Curly Fork

Ghost town · Perry County, Kentucky

Cornettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Cornettsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Curly Fork is a ghost town in Perry County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Curly Fork as a historical populated place on the Hazard South 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 37.2467° N, 83.2278° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHazard South
Elevation993 ft
Nearest living townCombs, KY
Distance to it1.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2557175
Coordinates37.24667, -83.22782

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What's there now

Curly Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Combs, KY (population 37), about 1.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 993 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 Curly Fork?

Curly Fork is in Perry County, Kentucky, at 37.2467, -83.2278.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

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

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