BlockVanished settlements of Lawrence County, Kentucky
The Geographic Names Information System records 25 places in Lawrence County, Kentucky that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
25A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brammer Gap | on Wolfpen Branch, Webbville quadrangle | 2.6 miles south of Winding Stair | 14 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Brows Defeat | on Nats Creek, Richardson quadrangle | 0.5 miles south of Richardson | 17 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Cam Creek | on Wiley Branch, Mazie quadrangle | 1.7 miles south of Skaggs | 14 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Deephole | near Barker Hollow, Adams quadrangle | 1.3 miles north-east of Five Forks | 23 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Donathon | on Sprucey Branch, Louisa quadrangle | 2.1 miles east of Clifford | 24 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Elm Grove | on Roberts Branch, Blaine quadrangle | 2.3 miles east of Ellen | 15 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Green Valley | on Sprinkle Branch, Fallsburg quadrangle | 2.7 miles south-east of Yatesville | 24 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Greenwood | on Blaine Creek, Prichard quadrangle | 1.5 miles north of Zelda | 25 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Kise | on Neddy Branch, Richardson quadrangle | 0.7 miles south of Georges Creek | 17 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Laurel | on Left Fork Laurel Creek, Milo quadrangle | 2.0 miles north-east of Clifford | 17 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Lick Creek | on Lester Branch, Willard quadrangle | 1.4 miles east of Webbville | 15 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Lost Creek | on Lost Creek, Richardson quadrangle | 2.5 miles north-east of Patrick | 17 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Meades Branch | on Hickman Fork, Richardson quadrangle | 1.1 miles south-east of Georges Creek | 17 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Morgans Creek | near Jim Carter Hollow, Fallsburg quadrangle | 1.8 miles east of Yatesville | 24 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Mouth of Bear | on Bear Creek, Prichard quadrangle | 0.1 miles north-west of Buchanan | 25 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Potters | on Lambert Branch, Fallsburg quadrangle | 0.9 miles north of Fullers | 24 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Prosperity | near Grubb Hollow, Blaine quadrangle | 1.8 miles east of Ellen | 15 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Providence | on Rich Creek, Blaine quadrangle | 1.3 miles south-east of Ellen | 15 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Ray | on Oldhouse Branch, Richardson quadrangle | 1.9 miles north-east of Patrick | 17 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Rockville | on Bear Creek, Prichard quadrangle | 0.1 miles west of Buchanan | 25 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Smoky Valley | on Clayton Branch, Louisa quadrangle | 1.0 miles south-east of Holt | 24 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Tarkiln | on Tarkiln Branch, Sitka quadrangle | 2.0 miles north of Blaine | 17 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Trinity | on Little East Fork, Fallsburg quadrangle | 2.5 miles west of Glenwood | 24 sheets, 1903 to 1982 | |
| Upper Tug | on Jones Branch, Webb quadrangle | 4.3 miles north-west of Falls of Tug | 25 sheets, 1887 to 1982 | |
| Webbs Mill | on Horse Picture Branch, Adams quadrangle | 0.5 miles east of Busseyville | 23 sheets, 1903 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.