WayfarrowDexter
Ghost town · Mason County, Kentucky
Dexter is a ghost town in Mason County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Mason County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Dexter as a historical populated place on the Sardis 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 38.6235° N, 83.8978° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Sardis |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 801 ft |
| Nearest living town | Germantown, KY |
| Distance to it | 4.2 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2362893 |
| Coordinates | 38.62345, -83.89775 |
What's there now
Dexter is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Germantown, KY (population 224), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 801 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Simon Kenton Acresghost town · Mason County · 5.2 mi
- Shawnee Hillghost town · Mason County · 5.5 mi
- Manleyghost town · Mason County · 7.8 mi
- Parinaghost town · Bracken County · 8 mi
- Linvilleghost town · Robertson County · 8.1 mi
- Five Lick Creekghost town · Robertson County · 8.4 mi
- Asburyghost town · Bracken County · 8.5 mi
- Brierly Ridgeghost town · Robertson County · 8.7 mi
- Lee's Creek Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Mason County · 8.8 mi
- Ogden Ridgeghost town · Robertson County · 9.1 mi
- Oaklandghost town · Bracken County · 9.2 mi
- Taylors Millghost town · Mason County · 9.5 mi
Questions
Where is Dexter?
Dexter is in Mason County, Kentucky, at 38.6235, -83.8978.
How many ghost towns are in Mason County?
Mason County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.