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Woods

Ghost town · McCracken County, Kentucky

Symsonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Symsonia quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Woods is a ghost town in McCracken County, Kentucky. It is one of 14 former communities in McCracken County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 32nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Woods as a historical populated place on the Symsonia 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 36.9872° N, 88.6113° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSymsonia
Elevation424 ft
Nearest living townHendron, KY
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2743797
Coordinates36.98723, -88.61130

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What's there now

Woods is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hendron, KY (population 4,840), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 424 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 Woods?

Woods is in McCracken County, Kentucky, at 36.9872, -88.6113.

How many ghost towns are in McCracken County?

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

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