Abandoned Towns

Ghost town record · Price County, Wisconsin

Kennedy

Unincorporated community in Wisconsin, United States.

Record

About Kennedy

Kennedy is an unincorporated community located in the town of Lake, Price County, Wisconsin, United States. Once a busy sawmill community during the logging boom, Kennedy is now a ghost town.

This is a site record: what public sources say about Kennedy, 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 Kennedy is

USGS topographic map around Kennedy
USGS topographic map, The National Map (public domain). The pin marks the coordinates in the record; old townsites are often a little off.

Historic maps

5 historic USGS maps cover Kennedy

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.

Directions

Getting there

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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 Kennedy

Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Wisconsin index.

Sources

Sources

  1. Wikipedia, "Kennedy, Wisconsin": coordinates and summary.
  2. Wikidata Q14714502.
  3. USGS GNIS 1579574.
  4. USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
  5. USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).