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Rose Chapel

Ghost town · Wolfe County, Kentucky

Landsaw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000)
Landsaw quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1951, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rose Chapel is a ghost town in Wolfe County, Kentucky. It is one of 10 former communities in Wolfe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 43rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rose Chapel as a historical populated place on the Landsaw 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 37.7487° N, 83.4014° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLandsaw
Elevation953 ft
Nearest living townHazel Green, KY
Distance to it3.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2364829
Coordinates37.74866, -83.40145

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What's there now

Rose Chapel is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hazel Green, KY (population 39), about 3.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 953 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 Rose Chapel?

Rose Chapel is in Wolfe County, Kentucky, at 37.7487, -83.4014.

How many ghost towns are in Wolfe County?

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

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