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New Chapel

Ghost town · Hickman County, Kentucky

Hickman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500)
Hickman quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1939, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

New Chapel is a ghost town in Hickman County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Hickman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists New Chapel as a historical populated place on the Oakton 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 36.7063° N, 89.0152° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOakton
Elevation374 ft
Nearest living townClinton, KY
Distance to it3 miles
GNIS feature ID2743913
Coordinates36.70631, -89.01518

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What's there now

New Chapel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Clinton, KY (population 1,246), about 3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 374 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 New Chapel?

New Chapel is in Hickman County, Kentucky, at 36.7063, -89.0152.

How many ghost towns are in Hickman County?

Hickman County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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