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Manley

Ghost town · Mason County, Kentucky

Maysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500)
Maysville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1915, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Manley is a ghost town in Mason County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Mason County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Manley as a historical populated place on the Sardis 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 38.5101° N, 83.9017° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSardis
Elevation927 ft
Nearest living townMays Lick, KY
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2362906
Coordinates38.51009, -83.90168

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What's there now

Manley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mays Lick, KY (population 97), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 927 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 Manley?

Manley is in Mason County, Kentucky, at 38.5101, -83.9017.

How many ghost towns are in Mason County?

Mason County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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