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Shelly Knob Camp

Ghost town · Whitley County, Kentucky

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

Shelly Knob Camp is a ghost town in Whitley County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Whitley County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 57th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Shelly Knob Camp as a historical populated place on the Williamsburg 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 36.6709° N, 84.2220° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWilliamsburg
Elevation2,130 ft
Nearest living townEmlyn, KY
Distance to it4.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2710245
Coordinates36.67086, -84.22203

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What's there now

Shelly Knob Camp is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Emlyn, KY (population 527), about 4.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,130 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 Shelly Knob Camp?

Shelly Knob Camp is in Whitley County, Kentucky, at 36.6709, -84.2220.

How many ghost towns are in Whitley County?

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

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