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Upper Horse Creek

Ghost town · Clay County, Kentucky

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

Upper Horse Creek is a ghost town in Clay County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in Clay County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 40th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Upper Horse Creek as a historical populated place on the Hima 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 37.0757° N, 83.8592° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHima
Elevation972 ft
Nearest living townManchester, KY
Distance to it7.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2543124
Coordinates37.07572, -83.85923

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What's there now

Upper Horse Creek is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Manchester, KY (population 2,041), about 7.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 972 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 Horse Creek?

Upper Horse Creek is in Clay County, Kentucky, at 37.0757, -83.8592.

How many ghost towns are in Clay County?

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

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