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Laketown

Ghost town · Daviess County, Kentucky

Newburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500)
Newburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1905, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Laketown is a ghost town in Daviess County, Kentucky. It is one of 13 former communities in Daviess County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 34th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Laketown as a historical populated place on the Yankeetown 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 37.8773° N, 87.3002° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleYankeetown
Elevation384 ft
Nearest living townHatfield, IN
Distance to it4.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2742937
Coordinates37.87726, -87.30020

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What's there now

Laketown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hatfield, IN (population 442), about 4.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 384 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 Laketown?

Laketown is in Daviess County, Kentucky, at 37.8773, -87.3002.

How many ghost towns are in Daviess County?

Daviess County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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