BlockVanished settlements of Estill County, Kentucky
The Geographic Names Information System records 39 places in Estill County, Kentucky that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
39A place leaves this list only by being unmade: the post office closes, the mine works out, the road moves. The name stays in the federal gazetteer, flagged historical, and the topographic sheets that recorded it stay in the archive.
| Where in the county | Place | Where it stood | Nearest place today | Mapped |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander School Neighborhood | near Rose Ridge, Palmer quadrangle | 1.3 miles south-east of Fox | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Barnes Mountain | Irvine quadrangle | 1.9 miles west of Wagersville | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Bicknell | on Bicknell Branch, Alcorn quadrangle | 1.0 miles west of Locust Branch | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Bogie | near Walters Ridge, Palmer quadrangle | 1.6 miles south-west of Fox | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Buck Creek | on Buck Creek, Irvine quadrangle | 1.0 miles east of Shade | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Calloway Creek | near Dry Ridge, Clay City quadrangle | 1.4 miles north-west of Hargett | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Cane Springs | near Old Landing Ridge, Cobhill quadrangle | 1.2 miles north-west of Shade | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Cedar Grove | on White Oak Creek, Panola quadrangle | 1.0 miles south-east of West Irvine | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Cedar Lakes Estates | near Picnic Hill, Panola quadrangle | 1.4 miles north-west of Winston | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Cow Creek | on Campbell Creek, Irvine quadrangle | 1.8 miles south-west of Ravenna | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Crooked Creek | near Peter Mountain, Panola quadrangle | 1.5 miles north-west of Witt | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Drowing Creek | near Trotting Ridge, Panola quadrangle | 0.8 miles south of Winston | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Greenbriar | on Beth Branch, Leighton quadrangle | 1.4 miles north-east of Wagersville | 13 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Happy Top | on Happy Top Mountain, Alcorn quadrangle | 1.9 miles north of Jinks | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Knob Lick | near Chrisman Mountain, Panola quadrangle | 3.2 miles north-east of Noland | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Little Rock | near Picnic Hill, Panola quadrangle | 2.0 miles south-east of Noland | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Lower White Oak | on Dry Branch, Irvine quadrangle | 1.5 miles south-west of North Irvine | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Lynch Town | on Elk Branch, Leighton quadrangle | 1.5 miles east of Alumbaugh | 13 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Macedonia | on Buck Creek, Cobhill quadrangle | 1.0 miles north of Shade | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Maddie | near Trotting Ridge, Panola quadrangle | 1.6 miles east of Witt Springs | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Marbleyard | on Marbleyard Ridge, Clay City quadrangle | 3.6 miles south-east of Tipton Ridge | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Mountain Spring | near Woodward Ridge, Cobhill quadrangle | 1.6 miles north-east of Pilot | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Old Witt School Neighborhood | on Dry Branch, Irvine quadrangle | 1.3 miles south-west of Calloway Crossing | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Park | on Jenkins Branch, Alcorn quadrangle | 0.7 miles south of Jinks | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Pea Ridge | on Pea Ridge, Panola quadrangle | 0.6 miles south-east of Wisemantown | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Reeves | near Curtis Mountain, Irvine quadrangle | 2.1 miles north-west of Wisemantown | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Rice Station | near Turpin Ridge, Panola quadrangle | 1.9 miles west of Winston | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Ross Creek | Heidelberg quadrangle | 0.2 miles north-west of Evelyn | 11 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Sams | on Polecat Creek, Palmer quadrangle | 1.0 miles east of Hargett | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Sand Hill | on Sand Hill, Panola quadrangle | 0.5 miles north of Witt Springs | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Sparks | Cobhill quadrangle | 1.5 miles west of Patsey | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Stump | on Masters Creek, Irvine quadrangle | 0.5 miles west of Calloway Crossing | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Sweet Lick | near Henry Mountain, Irvine quadrangle | 0.6 miles west of North Irvine | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| The Forks | near Devils Backbone, Palmer quadrangle | 1.3 miles south-east of Palmer | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Thomas | near Big Round Mountain, Panola quadrangle | 0.1 miles south of Noland | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Tipton | on Long Branch, Cobhill quadrangle | 1.8 miles south of Texola | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Walnut Gap | on Searcy Branch, Leighton quadrangle | 1.6 miles south-east of Leighton | 13 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Watson | on Watson Ridge, Cobhill quadrangle | 1.0 miles west of Fitchburg | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Wilder | on Millers Creek, Irvine quadrangle | 0.7 miles north of Millers Creek | 12 sheets, 1892 to 1982 |
Provenance
- Which settlements are gone. Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey. A place is listed here when the federal gazetteer flags its record historical; that is the government's judgement, not this site's.
- Where each one stood. The gazetteer's own coordinates, and the nearest named landform and quadrangle from the same file.
- Distance and direction to the nearest surviving place. Computed here from the gazetteer coordinates of both places, straight line, to the nearest tenth of a mile.
- Sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection. The count is of sheets covering the site, so it describes how often the AREA was surveyed and not how long the settlement lasted.