BlockVanished settlements of Jackson County, Kentucky
The Geographic Names Information System records 33 places in Jackson County, Kentucky that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
33A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ardery | on Robinson Creek, Parrot quadrangle | 2.1 miles north of Dango | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Baker | near Croley Mountain, Bighill quadrangle | 2.3 miles south-east of Kerby Knob | 16 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Bethel | on Clover Bottom Creek, Sandgap quadrangle | 1.1 miles south-west of Loam | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Big Hill | near Bighill Mountain, Bighill quadrangle | 0.9 miles west of Morrill | 16 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Blooming Grove | on Devils Den Branch, Tyner quadrangle | 0.6 miles south-west of Olin | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Buffalo | Tyner quadrangle | 2.2 miles north of Moores Creek | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Chestnut Flat | near Sinking Valley, Alcorn quadrangle | 0.5 miles east of Brazil | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Dry Fork | on Dry Branch, Johnetta quadrangle | 1.4 miles north of Loam | 15 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Durham Ridge | on Durham Ridge, Alcorn quadrangle | 1.1 miles north of Kerby Knob | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Fairview | near Abner Hollow, Leighton quadrangle | 1.5 miles north of Drip Rock | 13 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Flatton | on Toms Branch, Parrot quadrangle | 2.3 miles north-west of Dango | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Hickory Flat | on Wolf Pen Creek, Sturgeon quadrangle | 0.8 miles south-east of Elias | 14 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Huff | on Jacks Branch, McKee quadrangle | 1.4 miles south-east of Privett | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Hugh | near Bighill Mountain, Bighill quadrangle | 1.9 miles south-west of Morrill | 16 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Indian Spring | near Sinking Valley, Alcorn quadrangle | 1.0 miles west of Hisel | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Lantana | on Raccoon Creek, Parrot quadrangle | 0.0 miles west of Dango | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Laurel Branch | on Laurel Branch, Parrot quadrangle | 0.3 miles north-east of Eberle | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Lewis | on Baldwin Branch, Tyner quadrangle | 0.4 miles south of Royrader | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Oak Grove | McKee quadrangle | 1.7 miles south-east of Herd | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Old Bend | on Middle Fork Rockcastle River, Parrot quadrangle | 2.0 miles north of Dango | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Pine Flat | on Bee Branch, Parrot quadrangle | 1.5 miles south-west of Dabolt | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Pine Grove | near Garden Hollow, Johnetta quadrangle | 0.6 miles north of Eglon | 15 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Rice Hill | Johnetta quadrangle | 1.7 miles north of Morrill | 15 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Salt Rock | near Cedar Point Ridge, Leighton quadrangle | 2.3 miles south-east of Wind Cave | 13 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Seven Pines | on Seals Branch, Parrot quadrangle | 0.1 miles north-west of Dabolt | 14 sheets, 1893 to 1982 | |
| Sinking Valley | on Powell Branch, Alcorn quadrangle | 1.2 miles north-east of Hisel | 15 sheets, 1892 to 1991 | |
| Smith | on Rocky Branch, McKee quadrangle | 1.3 miles west of Bradshaw | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| South Fork | on Cavanaugh Creek, Leighton quadrangle | 1.5 miles west of Drip Rock | 13 sheets, 1892 to 1982 | |
| Sparks | near Neil Hollow, McKee quadrangle | 0.3 miles north-west of Macedonia | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Stringtown | in Stringtown Hollow, Tyner quadrangle | 0.8 miles west of High Knob | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Travis | on Travis Creek, Sturgeon quadrangle | 3.0 miles south of Mummie | 14 sheets, 1891 to 1977 | |
| Union | on Eds Lick, Maulden quadrangle | 1.9 miles north of Elias | 13 sheets, 1891 to 1979 | |
| Upper Indian Creek | on Hooten Branch, Sandgap quadrangle | 0.2 miles south-west of Hurley | 14 sheets, 1893 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.