Abandoned Record
About Barthell
Barthell is a former coal town in McCreary County, Kentucky, United States. It was established in 1902 and was the first of 18 mining camps to be built by the Stearns Coal and Lumber Company.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Barthell, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Barthell is
Historic maps
5 historic USGS maps cover Barthell
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1934 Barthell sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Barthell sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Corbin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1958 Corbin sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Corbin sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Barthell
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kentucky index.
- Blue Heron1.5 mi SW · McCreary
- Packard26.0 mi E · Whitley
- Creelsboro39.6 mi W · Russell
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Barthell, Kentucky": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q4865187.
- USGS GNIS 510422.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).