Wayfarrow

Milburn Chapel

Ghost town · McCracken County, Kentucky

La Center quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500)
La Center quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1928, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Milburn Chapel is a ghost town in McCracken County, Kentucky. It is one of 14 former communities in McCracken County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Milburn Chapel as a historical populated place on the Heath 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 37.0519° N, 88.7667° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHeath
Elevation411 ft
Nearest living townMassac, KY
Distance to it4.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743786
Coordinates37.05185, -88.76666

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Milburn Chapel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Massac, KY (population 4,937), about 4.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 411 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Milburn Chapel?

Milburn Chapel is in McCracken County, Kentucky, at 37.0519, -88.7667.

How many ghost towns are in McCracken County?

McCracken County, Kentucky has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.