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Rock Spring

Ghost town · Caldwell County, Kentucky

Princeton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Princeton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rock Spring is a ghost town in Caldwell County, Kentucky. It is one of 10 former communities in Caldwell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 44th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rock Spring as a historical populated place on the Princeton West 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 37.0597° N, 87.8802° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePrinceton West
Elevation462 ft
Nearest living townPrinceton, KY
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2743606
Coordinates37.05966, -87.88020

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What's there now

Rock Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Princeton, KY (population 6,242), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 462 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 Rock Spring?

Rock Spring is in Caldwell County, Kentucky, at 37.0597, -87.8802.

How many ghost towns are in Caldwell County?

Caldwell County, Kentucky has 10 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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