Abandoned Record
About Jonkan
Jonkan (also known as Jonican) is a ghost town in Pike County, Kentucky, United States. Jonkan was located along Jonican Branch and Jonican Road 7.2 miles (11.6 km) east-southeast of Pikeville.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Jonkan, 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 Jonkan is
Historic maps
12 historic USGS maps cover Jonkan
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.
- 1886 Grundy sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1890 Grundy sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1892 Grundy sheet, 1:125,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Regina sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1915 Regina sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1916 Regina sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1917 Regina sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Millard sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Jenkins sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1960 Jenkins sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1977 Pikeville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1978 Millard sheet, 1:24,000 · 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.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Jonkan, Kentucky": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14690729.
- USGS GNIS 2120864.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).