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Independence

Ghost town · Calloway County, Kentucky

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

Independence is a ghost town in Calloway County, Kentucky. It is one of 27 former communities in Calloway County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 11th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Independence as a historical populated place on the Hico 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 36.7066° N, 88.2476° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHico
Nearest living townDexter, KY
Distance to it3.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2743629
Coordinates36.70658, -88.24764

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What's there now

Independence is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dexter, KY (population 133), about 3.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Independence?

Independence is in Calloway County, Kentucky, at 36.7066, -88.2476.

How many ghost towns are in Calloway County?

Calloway County, Kentucky has 27 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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