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Upper Cane

Ghost town · Powell County, Kentucky

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

Upper Cane 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 Upper Cane as a historical populated place on the Stanton 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 37.8693° N, 83.7646° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleStanton
Elevation693 ft
Nearest living townStanton, KY
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2420719
Coordinates37.86928, -83.76465

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What's there now

Upper Cane is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanton, KY (population 3,211), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 693 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 Upper Cane?

Upper Cane is in Powell County, Kentucky, at 37.8693, -83.7646.

How many ghost towns are in Powell County?

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

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