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Motley

Ghost town · Pike County, Kentucky

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

Motley is a ghost town in Pike County, Kentucky. It is one of 72 former communities in Pike County on the federal names register. No county in Kentucky has more among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Motley as a historical populated place on the Jamboree 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 37.4071° N, 82.2233° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleJamboree
Elevation1,244 ft
Nearest living townBig Rock, VA
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2336927
Coordinates37.40714, -82.22328

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What's there now

Motley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Rock, VA (population 168), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,244 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 Motley?

Motley is in Pike County, Kentucky, at 37.4071, -82.2233.

How many ghost towns are in Pike County?

Pike County, Kentucky has 72 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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