Loam, Kentucky
Ghost town
Loam is located in Kentucky
Loam
Loam
Loam is located in the United States
Loam
Loam
Coordinates: 37°24′27″N 84°07′47″W / 37.40750°N 84.12972°W / 37.40750; -84.12972
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyJackson
Elevation
1,014 ft (309 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID[1]

Loam is a ghost town located in southwestern Jackson County, Kentucky, United States. The town was located along Horse Lick Creek. It is located southwest of McKee by 7 miles, and 2.7 miles northwest of another ghost town, Dango.[2] The town is located on Bethel Church Road according to the KYTC's State Primary Road System map for Jackson County. Heavy settlement and farming occurred in the area around Horse Lick Creek until the early 1900s.[3] The area where Loam was is currently occupied by the Daniel Boone National Forest, in the Horse Lick Creek Biopreserve, with the majority of ownership being private.[4]

The town had a post office.[5] It is unknown when it opened or closed.

References

  1. ↑ "Loam, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Loam Populated Place Profile / Jackson County, Kentucky Data". HomeTownLocator. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Daniel Boone National Forest - Special Places". United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Daniel Boone National Forest - Special Places". United States Department of Agriculture - Forest Service. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Loam Post Office (historical)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.


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