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Jefferies

Ghost town · Anderson County, Kentucky

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

Jefferies is a ghost town in Anderson County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Anderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 76th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jefferies as a historical populated place on the Ashbrook 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 37.9700° N, 85.0959° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleAshbrook
Elevation809 ft
Nearest living townChaplin, KY
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2566549
Coordinates37.96996, -85.09589

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What's there now

Jefferies is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Chaplin, KY (population 583), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 809 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 Jefferies?

Jefferies is in Anderson County, Kentucky, at 37.9700, -85.0959.

How many ghost towns are in Anderson County?

Anderson County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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