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Scuffletown

Ghost town · Hancock County, Kentucky

Cannelton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500)
Cannelton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1934, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Scuffletown is a ghost town in Hancock County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 93rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Scuffletown as a historical populated place on the Cloverport 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 37.8012° N, 86.7090° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCloverport
Elevation669 ft
Nearest living townCloverport, KY
Distance to it4.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2743751
Coordinates37.80121, -86.70899

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What's there now

Scuffletown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cloverport, KY (population 1,264), about 4.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 669 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 Scuffletown?

Scuffletown is in Hancock County, Kentucky, at 37.8012, -86.7090.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

Hancock County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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