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Lick Fork

Ghost town · Letcher County, Kentucky

Pound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Pound quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lick Fork is a ghost town in Letcher County, Kentucky. It is one of 21 former communities in Letcher County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 22nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lick Fork as a historical populated place on the Jenkins East 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 37.2477° N, 82.6048° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJenkins East
Elevation1,248 ft
Nearest living townMcRoberts, KY
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2336145
Coordinates37.24775, -82.60481

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What's there now

Lick Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is McRoberts, KY (population 303), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,248 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 Lick Fork?

Lick Fork is in Letcher County, Kentucky, at 37.2477, -82.6048.

How many ghost towns are in Letcher County?

Letcher County, Kentucky has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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