WayfarrowEl Park
Ghost town · Wolfe County, Kentucky
El Park is a ghost town in Wolfe County, Kentucky. It is one of 10 former communities in Wolfe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists El Park as a historical populated place on the Zachariah 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 37.7161° N, 83.6643° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Zachariah |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 1,013 ft |
| Nearest living town | Campton, KY |
| Distance to it | 6.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2364781 |
| Coordinates | 37.71614, -83.66425 |
What's there now
El Park is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Campton, KY (population 251), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,013 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Barker Branchghost town · Powell County · 3.6 mi
- Harrisghost town · Estill County · 5.3 mi
- South Forkghost town · Powell County · 5.5 mi
- Mullins Pointghost town · Wolfe County · 5.9 mi
- Sparksghost town · Estill County · 5.9 mi
- Hemlock Lodgeghost town · Powell County · 7.3 mi
- Antiochghost town · Wolfe County · 7.7 mi
- Mountain Springghost town · Estill County · 7.9 mi
- Old Lombardghost town · Powell County · 8.2 mi
- Nelsonghost town · Wolfe County · 8.7 mi
- Watsonghost town · Estill County · 9.3 mi
- Fortnerghost town · Powell County · 9.3 mi
Questions
Where is El Park?
El Park is in Wolfe County, Kentucky, at 37.7161, -83.6643.
How many ghost towns are in Wolfe County?
Wolfe County, Kentucky has 10 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.