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Lone Oak

Ghost town · Calloway County, Kentucky

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

Lone Oak 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 Lone Oak as a historical populated place on the Rushing Bay 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 36.6853° N, 88.1065° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRushing Bay
Elevation503 ft
Nearest living townDexter, KY
Distance to it11.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2743632
Coordinates36.68532, -88.10649

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What's there now

Lone Oak is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dexter, KY (population 133), about 11.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 503 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 Lone Oak?

Lone Oak is in Calloway County, Kentucky, at 36.6853, -88.1065.

How many ghost towns are in Calloway County?

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

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