Kentucky Ghost Towns

Kentucky’s ghost towns are deeply tied to the coal industry of the eastern mountains and the agricultural history of the Bluegrass region. Company coal towns that housed miners and their families through the boom years of the early 20th century were abandoned when the seams ran thin or the companies consolidated. River towns bypassed by the railroads and small Appalachian communities depleted by outmigration round out Kentucky’s collection of forgotten places.

Ghost Towns of Kentucky on Amazon

Looking to explore Kentucky’s ghost towns in more depth? Ghost Towns of Kentucky by Jason Smith is available on Amazon.

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