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Paint Creek

Ghost town · Powell County, Kentucky

Levee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Levee quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Paint Creek is a ghost town in Powell County, Kentucky. It is one of 21 former communities in Powell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Paint Creek as a historical populated place on the Levee 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 37.8842° N, 83.8820° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLevee
Elevation670 ft
Nearest living townStanton, KY
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2420713
Coordinates37.88416, -83.88197

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What's there now

Paint Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanton, KY (population 3,211), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 670 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 Paint Creek?

Paint Creek is in Powell County, Kentucky, at 37.8842, -83.8820.

How many ghost towns are in Powell County?

Powell County, Kentucky has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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