Quick Facts
- State
- Kentucky
- County
- Not recorded
- Status
- Unknown Status
- Access
- Unknown Access
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
If walls could talk, Bon Jellico would never shut up. Lucky for visitors, they mostly just stand there. Bon Jellico was a coal camp community established in 1912 near Williamsburg in Whitley County, Kentucky, in the southeastern United States. It was developed by the Bon Jellico Coal Company, which operated until 1937.
The story of Bon Jellico
Kentucky's ghost towns are coal camps in the eastern mountains and river towns the railroads passed by.
Bon Jellico was a coal camp community established in 1912 near Williamsburg in Whitley County, Kentucky, in the southeastern United States. It was developed by the Bon Jellico Coal Company, which operated until 1937.
What you'll find today
The on-the-ground condition of Bon Jellico is unverified — it's listed here with unknown status. That could mean standing buildings, or an empty field. Go prepared for either, and consider sharing what you find so the record improves.
Nobody has confirmed the access situation, so treat any visit as reconnaissance: verify land ownership first, and be ready to admire from the road.
Getting there
Here's the honest truth: access to Bon Jellico is unverified. We couldn't confirm whether the site sits on public land, private property, or something in between — so verify land ownership and local rules before visiting, and respect private property at all times.
Good to know
Ghost-town etiquette is simple: take only photographs. Removing artifacts is illegal on public lands and disrespectful everywhere else — and on federal land it can be a serious offense.
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Sources: description based on Wikipedia (“Bon Jellico, Kentucky”), CC BY-SA.