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Slatey

Ghost town · Rowan County, Kentucky

Salt Lick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Salt Lick quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Slatey is a ghost town in Rowan County, Kentucky. It is one of 3 former communities in Rowan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 78th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Slatey as a historical populated place on the Farmers 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 38.1482° N, 83.5999° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleFarmers
Elevation676 ft
Nearest living townSalt Lick, KY
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2127226
Coordinates38.14824, -83.59991

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What's there now

Slatey is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Salt Lick, KY (population 290), about 2.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 676 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 Slatey?

Slatey is in Rowan County, Kentucky, at 38.1482, -83.5999.

How many ghost towns are in Rowan County?

Rowan County, Kentucky has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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