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Union

Ghost town · Fulton County, Kentucky

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

Union is a ghost town in Fulton County, Kentucky. It is one of 8 former communities in Fulton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 48th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Union as a historical populated place on the Crutchfield 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 36.5365° N, 88.9628° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrutchfield
Elevation330 ft
Nearest living townCayce, KY
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2743924
Coordinates36.53650, -88.96282

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What's there now

Union is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cayce, KY (population 74), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 330 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 Union?

Union is in Fulton County, Kentucky, at 36.5365, -88.9628.

How many ghost towns are in Fulton County?

Fulton County, Kentucky has 8 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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