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Leatherwood

Ghost town · Menifee County, Kentucky

Salt Lick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Salt Lick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Leatherwood is a ghost town in Menifee County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Menifee County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 15th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Leatherwood as a historical populated place on the Salt Lick 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 38.0298° N, 83.5011° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSalt Lick
Elevation723 ft
Nearest living townFarmers, KY
Distance to it7.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2400788
Coordinates38.02982, -83.50110

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What's there now

Leatherwood is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Farmers, KY (population 137), about 7.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 723 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 Leatherwood?

Leatherwood is in Menifee County, Kentucky, at 38.0298, -83.5011.

How many ghost towns are in Menifee County?

Menifee County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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