Abandoned Record
About Kyrock
Kyrock is a ghost town in Edmonson County in south central Kentucky, United States. The ghost town is located about 2.4 miles (3.9 km) east of Sweeden, or about 5 miles (8.0 km) north-northeast of the county seat of Brownsville.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Kyrock, 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 Kyrock is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Kyrock
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.
- 1922 Leitchfield sheet, 1:48,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1925 Leitchfield sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1953 Bee Spring sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Evansville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Evansville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Evansville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1966 Bee Spring sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Beaver Dam 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 Kyrock
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kentucky index.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Kyrock, Kentucky": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q60745470.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).