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Old Bend

Ghost town · Jackson County, Kentucky

Parrot quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Parrot quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Old Bend is a ghost town in Jackson County, Kentucky. It is one of 36 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Old Bend as a historical populated place on the Parrot 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 37.3413° N, 84.1222° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleParrot
Elevation1,200 ft
Nearest living townLivingston, KY
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2504936
Coordinates37.34130, -84.12222

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What's there now

Old Bend is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Livingston, KY (population 155), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,200 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 Old Bend?

Old Bend is in Jackson County, Kentucky, at 37.3413, -84.1222.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Kentucky has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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