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Wesley

Ghost town · Hickman County, Kentucky

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

Wesley is a ghost town in Hickman County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Hickman County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 67th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wesley as a historical populated place on the Crutchfield 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 36.5894° N, 88.8791° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrutchfield
Nearest living townWater Valley, KY
Distance to it4.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2743926
Coordinates36.58941, -88.87909

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What's there now

Wesley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Water Valley, KY (population 112), about 4.1 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 Wesley?

Wesley is in Hickman County, Kentucky, at 36.5894, -88.8791.

How many ghost towns are in Hickman County?

Hickman County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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