BlockVanished settlements of Pike County, Kentucky
The Geographic Names Information System records 71 places in Pike County, Kentucky that are no longer settlements. The government mapped every one of them, and those sheets survive.
No longer settlements
71A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegheny | on Garden Branch, Hellier quadrangle | 1.4 miles north-east of Hellier | 19 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Arrow | on Lynntrough Branch, Matewan quadrangle | 1.5 miles east of Majestic | 24 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Axtell | on Russell Fork, Millard quadrangle | 0.0 miles south of Levisa Junction | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Banyan | on Spears Branch, Thomas quadrangle | 0.3 miles south-west of McCombs | 16 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Bear Fork | on Big Rock Branch of Bear Fork, Pikeville quadrangle | 2.6 miles south-east of Penny | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Beaver Creek | on Houselog Fork, Elkhorn City quadrangle | 0.9 miles east of Cedarville | 20 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Bevins Branch | on Swamp Branch, Meta quadrangle | 1.0 miles west of Blackburn Bottom | 20 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Big Card | on Little Fork, Dorton quadrangle | 2.1 miles south-west of Wales | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Big Shoal | on Ratliff Branch, Broad Bottom quadrangle | 0.3 miles north of Stanley Addition | 15 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Branham Heights | on James Fork, Millard quadrangle | 0.7 miles north of Shelbiana | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Calloway Branch | on Poor Branch, Jamboree quadrangle | 1.5 miles south-east of Coleman | 20 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Camp Creek | on Owen Branch, Hurley quadrangle | 1.3 miles east of Argo | 20 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| CC Maynards Settlement | on Monty Lowe Branch, Thomas quadrangle | 1.8 miles east of Heenon | 16 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Columbiatown | near Blue Spring Hollow, Matewan quadrangle | 0.1 miles north-east of Ransom | 24 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Crooked Creek | on Dry Creek, Millard quadrangle | 0.4 miles north-east of Shelbiana | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Daniels Creek | on Daniels Branch, Millard quadrangle | 1.4 miles south-east of Marrowbone | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| East Shelbiana | on Upper Chloe Creek, Millard quadrangle | 0.7 miles south-west of Shelbiana | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Elkins Fork | on Middle Fork Rockhouse Fork, Varney quadrangle | 2.2 miles south-west of Varney | 20 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Ferrell | on Honey Fork, Elkhorn City quadrangle | 0.2 miles east of Honey Fork | 20 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Fishtrap | on Jonican Branch, Millard quadrangle | 2.7 miles south-west of Millard | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Frogtown | on Little Branch, Dorton quadrangle | 1.3 miles west of Virgie | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Grassy Branch | on Grassy Branch, Meta quadrangle | 2.1 miles south of Raccoon | 20 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Hackney Creek | near Pigeonroost Hollow, Harman quadrangle | 0.4 miles west of Toonerville | 22 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Harley | on Sugarcamp Branch, Wheelwright quadrangle | 1.1 miles north-east of Hartley | 19 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Harrolds Branch | on Lank Branch, Pikeville quadrangle | 0.3 miles east of Pleasant Valley | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Head of Johnson Creek | on Pritchett Fork, Lick Creek quadrangle | 1.6 miles south of Simers | 19 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Hurricane Branch | on Hurricane Creek, Millard quadrangle | 2.3 miles east of Phyllis | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Hurricane | near Malen Hollow, Hurley quadrangle | 1.2 miles south-east of Argo | 20 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Joes Creek | on Lick Fork, Broad Bottom quadrangle | 3.9 miles north-west of Gulnare | 15 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Jonkan | on Jonican Branch, Millard quadrangle | 3.1 miles east of Phyllis | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Keel Addition | on Ratliff Creek, Pikeville quadrangle | 0.3 miles south of Pauley | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Kettlecamp | on Adams Branch, Hellier quadrangle | 2.4 miles north-east of Federal | 19 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Lake Helen Residence | on Lick Branch, Millard quadrangle | 0.7 miles north of Shelbiana | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Left Fork of Blackberry | on Seng Camp Branch, Matewan quadrangle | 2.6 miles east of Board Tree | 24 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Liberty | near Narrow Hollow, Millard quadrangle | 0.0 miles north of Garden Village | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Little Floyd County | on Jimmy Branch, Broad Bottom quadrangle | 1.6 miles south-east of Blair Town | 15 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Long Fork | near Tackett Hollow, Dorton quadrangle | 1.3 miles east of Ellwood | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Lowe | on Billy Lowe Branch, Thomas quadrangle | 1.1 miles north-east of Heenon | 16 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Lower Chloe | on Lower Chloe Creek, Pikeville quadrangle | 0.6 miles west of Pikeville | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Lower Greasy Creek | on Greasy Creek, Millard quadrangle | 0.4 miles north-east of Justiceville | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Lower Long Fork | on Buck Tackett Branch, Wheelwright quadrangle | 0.2 miles north-east of Hartley | 19 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Lower Pompey | on Wolfpen Fork, Millard quadrangle | 2.3 miles south of Millard | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Marshall Branch | near Collier Rocks, Wheelwright quadrangle | 1.8 miles south of Speight | 19 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Meathouse | on Stagger Fork, Matewan quadrangle | 2.0 miles north-west of Hardy | 24 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Miller Creek | on Miller Creek, Broad Bottom quadrangle | 3.3 miles north-west of Gulnare | 15 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Morcoal | on Netley Branch, Belfry quadrangle | 1.3 miles east of Pinsonfork | 19 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Motley | on Miller Branch, Jamboree quadrangle | 1.2 miles west of Fedscreek | 20 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Mouth of Long Fork | on Long Fork, Williamson quadrangle | 1.1 miles north of Rural | 23 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Nampa | on Blackberry Creek, Matewan quadrangle | 0.6 miles west of McCarr | 24 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Narrows Branch | near Josh Hollow, Matewan quadrangle | 0.9 miles north of Hardy | 24 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| New Alma Coal Camp | on Peter Branch, Matewan quadrangle | 0.7 miles north of McCarr | 24 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Old Sydney | on Left Fork Dixfork, Belfry quadrangle | 3.0 miles north of Sidney | 19 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Osborne Fork | near Sow Hollow, Wheelwright quadrangle | 1.0 miles south-east of Wales | 19 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Pigeon Roost | near Chapman Hollow, Belfry quadrangle | 0.5 miles north-west of Canada | 19 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Red Creek | on Right Fork Red Creek, Millard quadrangle | 1.4 miles south of Garden Village | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Right Fork of Long Fork | on Yonts Branch, Wheelwright quadrangle | 0.4 miles east of Speight | 19 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Right Fork of Meathouse | on Pigpen Branch, Belfry quadrangle | 2.6 miles east of McAndrews | 19 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Road Fork | near Thompson Hollow, Williamson quadrangle | 0.2 miles north of Forest Hills | 23 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Senterville | on Big Branch, Elkhorn City quadrangle | 1.0 miles north-east of Elkhorn City | 20 sheets, 1886 to 1977 | |
| Slatter Branch | on Slater Branch, Williamson quadrangle | 1.4 miles south of Turkey Creek | 23 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Stanley | near Keyser Hollow, Broad Bottom quadrangle | 0.3 miles east of Stanley Addition | 15 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Sycamore | on Sycamore Mountain, Thomas quadrangle | 0.7 miles west of Gulnare | 16 sheets, 1886 to 1992 | |
| Sydney | on Road Fork, Belfry quadrangle | 0.1 miles south of Sidney | 19 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Tom Ray | on Ray Branch, Meta quadrangle | 1.3 miles north-west of Varney | 20 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Turkey Pen | on Turkeypen Branch, Wheelwright quadrangle | 0.8 miles north of Wales | 19 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Upper Chloe | near Kendrick Hollow, Millard quadrangle | 2.3 miles west of Pleasant Valley | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Upper Dick | near Grigger Hollow, Belfry quadrangle | 2.4 miles north-east of Canada | 19 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Upper Little Creek | on Deadening Fork, Pikeville quadrangle | 0.9 miles north of Yeager | 18 sheets, 1890 to 1992 | |
| Upper Pompey | on Upper Pompey Branch, Millard quadrangle | 2.9 miles south-west of Millard | 18 sheets, 1886 to 1978 | |
| Upper Turkey | on Brushy Hollow Fork, Varney quadrangle | 1.7 miles south-west of Varney | 20 sheets, 1887 to 1992 | |
| Wagoner | on Cabin Branch, Broad Bottom quadrangle | 0.3 miles north of Mossy Bottom | 15 sheets, 1886 to 1992 |
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.