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Twin Oaks

Ghost town · Graves County, Kentucky

Westplains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Westplains quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Twin Oaks is a ghost town in Graves County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Graves County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 84th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Twin Oaks as a historical populated place on the Westplains 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 36.7886° N, 88.5947° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleWestplains
Elevation483 ft
Nearest living townHickory, KY
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743802
Coordinates36.78856, -88.59474

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What's there now

Twin Oaks is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hickory, KY (population 53), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 483 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 Twin Oaks?

Twin Oaks is in Graves County, Kentucky, at 36.7886, -88.5947.

How many ghost towns are in Graves County?

Graves County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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