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Upper Laurel Fork

Ghost town · Leslie 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

Upper Laurel Fork is a ghost town in Leslie County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Leslie County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 75th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Upper Laurel Fork as a historical populated place on the Bledsoe 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 36.9473° N, 83.3197° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBledsoe
Elevation1,253 ft
Nearest living townCoxton, KY
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2362783
Coordinates36.94734, -83.31971

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What's there now

Upper Laurel Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Coxton, KY (population 212), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,253 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 Laurel Fork?

Upper Laurel Fork is in Leslie County, Kentucky, at 36.9473, -83.3197.

How many ghost towns are in Leslie County?

Leslie County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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