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White Kitchen

Ghost town · Warren County, Kentucky

Bowling Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500)
Bowling Green quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1921, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

White Kitchen is a ghost town in Warren County, Kentucky. It is one of 14 former communities in Warren County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 31st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists White Kitchen as a historical populated place on the Bowling Green South 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 36.9064° N, 86.3805° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBowling Green South
Elevation531 ft
Nearest living townPlano, KY
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2742816
Coordinates36.90639, -86.38048

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What's there now

White Kitchen is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Plano, KY (population 1,293), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 531 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 White Kitchen?

White Kitchen is in Warren County, Kentucky, at 36.9064, -86.3805.

How many ghost towns are in Warren County?

Warren County, Kentucky has 14 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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