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South Columbia

Ghost town · Adair County, Kentucky

Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Columbia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

South Columbia is a ghost town in Adair County, Kentucky. It is one of 19 former communities in Adair County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 26th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists South Columbia as a historical populated place on the Columbia 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 37.0810° N, 85.3330° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleColumbia
Elevation797 ft
Nearest living townColumbia, KY
Distance to it2.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2743410
Coordinates37.08096, -85.33296

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What's there now

South Columbia is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Columbia, KY (population 4,842), about 2.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 797 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 South Columbia?

South Columbia is in Adair County, Kentucky, at 37.0810, -85.3330.

How many ghost towns are in Adair County?

Adair County, Kentucky has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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