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Walnut Grove

Ghost town · Logan County, Kentucky

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

Walnut Grove is a ghost town in Logan County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Logan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th 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 Russellville 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 36.8521° N, 86.9559° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleRussellville
Nearest living townRussellville, KY
Distance to it3.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2743106
Coordinates36.85212, -86.95593

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What's there now

Walnut Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Russellville, KY (population 7,244), about 3.4 miles away in a straight line. 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 Logan County, Kentucky, at 36.8521, -86.9559.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

Logan County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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