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Dewey

Ghost town · Lyon County, Kentucky

Mont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Mont quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Dewey is a ghost town in Lyon County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Lyon County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 59th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dewey as a historical populated place on the Mont 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 36.9988° N, 88.0098° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMont
Nearest living townEddyville, KY
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2743555
Coordinates36.99878, -88.00980

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What's there now

Dewey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Eddyville, KY (population 2,945), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Dewey?

Dewey is in Lyon County, Kentucky, at 36.9988, -88.0098.

How many ghost towns are in Lyon County?

Lyon County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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