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Rim Camp

Ghost town · Bell County, Kentucky

Pineville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Pineville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rim Camp is a ghost town in Bell County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Bell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rim Camp as a historical populated place on the Pineville 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 36.8011° N, 83.7168° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePineville
Elevation1,060 ft
Nearest living townFlat Lick, KY
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2554809
Coordinates36.80115, -83.71676

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What's there now

Rim Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Flat Lick, KY (population 711), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,060 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 Rim Camp?

Rim Camp is in Bell County, Kentucky, at 36.8011, -83.7168.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

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

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