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Whippoorwill

Ghost town · Marion County, Kentucky

Bradfordsville NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Bradfordsville NE quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Whippoorwill is a ghost town in Marion County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Whippoorwill as a historical populated place on the Bradfordsville NE 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 37.4277° N, 85.0794° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBradfordsville NE
Elevation803 ft
Nearest living townBradfordsville, KY
Distance to it5.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2547940
Coordinates37.42769, -85.07941

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What's there now

Whippoorwill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bradfordsville, KY (population 403), about 5.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 803 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 Whippoorwill?

Whippoorwill is in Marion County, Kentucky, at 37.4277, -85.0794.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

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

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