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Emmaus

Ghost town · Carlisle County, Kentucky

Fancy Farm quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Fancy Farm quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Emmaus is a ghost town in Carlisle County, Kentucky. It is one of 10 former communities in Carlisle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 42nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Emmaus as a historical populated place on the Fancy Farm 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 36.8199° N, 88.8531° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFancy Farm
Elevation412 ft
Nearest living townFancy Farm, KY
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2743900
Coordinates36.81987, -88.85313

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What's there now

Emmaus is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fancy Farm, KY (population 323), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 412 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 Emmaus?

Emmaus is in Carlisle County, Kentucky, at 36.8199, -88.8531.

How many ghost towns are in Carlisle County?

Carlisle County, Kentucky has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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