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Needmore

Ghost town · Lawrence County, Kentucky

Owingsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Owingsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Needmore is a ghost town in Lawrence County, Kentucky. It is one of 28 former communities in Lawrence County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 9th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Needmore as a historical populated place on the Owingsville 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 38.1356° N, 83.7583° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOwingsville
Elevation793 ft
Nearest living townOwingsville, KY
Distance to it0.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2121011
Coordinates38.13556, -83.75833

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What's there now

Needmore is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Owingsville, KY (population 1,977), about 0.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 793 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 Needmore?

Needmore is in Lawrence County, Kentucky, at 38.1356, -83.7583.

How many ghost towns are in Lawrence County?

Lawrence County, Kentucky has 28 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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