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Wilmot Church

Ghost town · Rockcastle County, Kentucky

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

Wilmot Church is a ghost town in Rockcastle County, Kentucky. It is the only former community in Rockcastle County recorded on the federal names register, out of 1,175 across Kentucky.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Wilmot Church as a historical populated place on the Brodhead 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 37.4479° N, 84.4373° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBrodhead
Nearest living townBrodhead, KY
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2726282
Coordinates37.44788, -84.43733

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What's there now

Wilmot Church is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brodhead, KY (population 1,339), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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