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Flatwoods

Ghost town · Clay County, Kentucky

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

Flatwoods is a ghost town in Clay County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Flatwoods as a historical populated place on the Manchester 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 37.1548° N, 83.7669° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleManchester
Elevation1,027 ft
Nearest living townManchester, KY
Distance to it0.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2543071
Coordinates37.15483, -83.76685

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What's there now

Flatwoods is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Manchester, KY (population 2,041), about 0.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,027 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 Flatwoods?

Flatwoods is in Clay County, Kentucky, at 37.1548, -83.7669.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

Clay County, Kentucky has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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