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Number Five

Ghost town · Christian County, Kentucky

Nortonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Nortonville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Number Five is a ghost town in Christian County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Christian County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 14th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Number Five as a historical populated place on the Graham 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 37.1432° N, 87.3510° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGraham
Elevation491 ft
Nearest living townWhite Plains, KY
Distance to it2.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2742898
Coordinates37.14321, -87.35096

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What's there now

Number Five is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is White Plains, KY (population 1,007), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 491 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 Number Five?

Number Five is in Christian County, Kentucky, at 37.1432, -87.3510.

How many ghost towns are in Christian County?

Christian County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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