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The Cross Roads

Ghost town · Carter County, Kentucky

Grayson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Grayson quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

The Cross Roads 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 The Cross Roads as a historical populated place on the Grayson 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 38.3441° N, 82.9560° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleGrayson
Elevation587 ft
Nearest living townGrayson, KY
Distance to it1.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2337225
Coordinates38.34413, -82.95603

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What's there now

The Cross Roads is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Grayson, KY (population 3,820), about 1.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 587 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 The Cross Roads?

The Cross Roads is in Carter County, Kentucky, at 38.3441, -82.9560.

How many ghost towns are in Carter County?

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

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