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Hebron

Ghost town · Crittenden County, Kentucky

Cave in Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500)
Cave in Rock quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1916, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hebron is a ghost town in Crittenden County, Kentucky. It is one of 23 former communities in Crittenden County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 18th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hebron as a historical populated place on the Cave-in-Rock 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 37.4370° N, 88.1435° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCave-in-Rock
Elevation457 ft
Nearest living townCave-In-Rock, IL
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743690
Coordinates37.43698, -88.14353

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What's there now

Hebron is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cave-In-Rock, IL (population 229), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 457 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 Hebron?

Hebron is in Crittenden County, Kentucky, at 37.4370, -88.1435.

How many ghost towns are in Crittenden County?

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

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