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Silica

Ghost town · Carter County, Kentucky

Olive Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Olive Hill quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Silica is a ghost town in Carter County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in Carter County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 39th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Silica as a historical populated place on the Olive Hill 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 38.2658° N, 83.2260° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOlive Hill
Elevation831 ft
Nearest living townOlive Hill, KY
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2337218
Coordinates38.26577, -83.22598

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What's there now

Silica is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Olive Hill, KY (population 1,488), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 831 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 Silica?

Silica is in Carter County, Kentucky, at 38.2658, -83.2260.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

Carter County, Kentucky has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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