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South Fork

Ghost town · Powell County, Kentucky

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

South Fork is a ghost town in Powell County, Kentucky. It is one of 21 former communities in Powell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists South Fork as a historical populated place on the Slade 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 37.7638° N, 83.7458° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSlade
Elevation865 ft
Nearest living townStanton, KY
Distance to it8.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2420716
Coordinates37.76382, -83.74578

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What's there now

South Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanton, KY (population 3,211), about 8.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 865 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 Fork?

South Fork is in Powell County, Kentucky, at 37.7638, -83.7458.

How many ghost towns are in Powell County?

Powell County, Kentucky has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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