Abandoned Record
About Scuffletown
Scuffletown is a ghost town in Henderson County on the northern border of the western part of the U.S. state of Kentucky. Located on the Ohio River just above the mouth of Green River, it was a city for barely 100 years, but is well known in the area because of the activities there during the American Civil War and its rough reputation.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Scuffletown, 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 Scuffletown is
Historic maps
8 historic USGS maps cover Scuffletown
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.
- 1905 Newburg sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1951 Yankeetown 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
- 1964 Yankeetown sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Evansville sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1991 Evansville 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.
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Scuffletown, Henderson County, Kentucky": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7439404.
- USGS GNIS 509024.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).