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Walnut Grove

Ghost town · Hopkins County, Kentucky

Dawson Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500)
Dawson Springs quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1911, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Walnut Grove is a ghost town in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It is one of 20 former communities in Hopkins County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Walnut Grove as a historical populated place on the Dawson Springs 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 37.1947° N, 87.6958° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDawson Springs
Elevation490 ft
Nearest living townDawson Springs, KY
Distance to it1.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2743548
Coordinates37.19475, -87.69575

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What's there now

Walnut Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Dawson Springs, KY (population 1,973), about 1.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 490 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 Walnut Grove?

Walnut Grove is in Hopkins County, Kentucky, at 37.1947, -87.6958.

How many ghost towns are in Hopkins County?

Hopkins County, Kentucky has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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