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Prater

Ghost town · Pulaski County, Kentucky

Somerset quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Somerset quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Prater is a ghost town in Pulaski County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Pulaski County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 58th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Prater as a historical populated place on the Somerset 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 37.0675° N, 84.6192° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSomerset
Nearest living townFerguson, KY
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2725877
Coordinates37.06750, -84.61923

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What's there now

Prater is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ferguson, KY (population 806), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Prater?

Prater is in Pulaski County, Kentucky, at 37.0675, -84.6192.

How many ghost towns are in Pulaski County?

Pulaski County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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