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Ferndale

Ghost town · Casey County, Kentucky

Mintonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Mintonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Ferndale is a ghost town in Casey County, Kentucky. It is one of 23 former communities in Casey County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 19th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ferndale as a historical populated place on the Mintonville 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 37.2054° N, 84.7968° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMintonville
Elevation1,179 ft
Nearest living townScience Hill, KY
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2568381
Coordinates37.20545, -84.79681

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What's there now

Ferndale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Science Hill, KY (population 790), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,179 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 Ferndale?

Ferndale is in Casey County, Kentucky, at 37.2054, -84.7968.

How many ghost towns are in Casey County?

Casey County, Kentucky has 23 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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