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Golden Pond

Ghost town · Trigg County, Kentucky

Fenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Fenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Golden Pond is a ghost town in Trigg County, Kentucky, recorded as human settlement in Trigg County, Kentucky, United States of America. It is the only former community in Trigg County recorded on the federal names register, out of 1,175 across Kentucky.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Golden Pond as a historical populated place: 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 36.7856° N, 88.0242° W.

Key facts

Elevation416 ft
Nearest living townCadiz, KY
Distance to it12.6 miles
Coordinates36.78560, -88.02420

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What's there now

Golden Pond is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cadiz, KY (population 2,649), about 12.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 416 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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