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Salt Well

Ghost town · Bath County, Kentucky

Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Preston quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Salt Well is a ghost town in Bath County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Bath County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 16th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Salt Well as a historical populated place on the Preston 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 38.1162° N, 83.8202° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePreston
Elevation834 ft
Nearest living townOwingsville, KY
Distance to it3.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2416495
Coordinates38.11617, -83.82022

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What's there now

Salt Well is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Owingsville, KY (population 1,977), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 834 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 Salt Well?

Salt Well is in Bath County, Kentucky, at 38.1162, -83.8202.

How many ghost towns are in Bath County?

Bath County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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