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Tin Can Alley

Ghost town · Harlan County, Kentucky

Harlan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500)
Harlan quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1919, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tin Can Alley is a ghost town in Harlan County, Kentucky. It is the only former community in Harlan County recorded on the federal names register, out of 1,175 across Kentucky.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tin Can Alley as a historical populated place on the Harlan 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 36.8597° N, 83.2532° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarlan
Elevation1,260 ft
Nearest living townAges, KY
Distance to it0.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2565838
Coordinates36.85967, -83.25322

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What's there now

Tin Can Alley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ages, KY (population 302), about 0.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,260 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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