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Barbours Mill Pike

Ghost town · Marion County, Kentucky

Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Springfield quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Barbours Mill Pike is a ghost town in Marion County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Marion County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 7th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Barbours Mill Pike as a historical populated place on the Springfield topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.6289° N, 85.2434° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSpringfield
Elevation853 ft
Nearest living townLebanon, KY
Distance to it4.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2566853
Coordinates37.62888, -85.24343

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What's there now

Barbours Mill Pike is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lebanon, KY (population 6,364), about 4.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 853 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Barbours Mill Pike?

Barbours Mill Pike is in Marion County, Kentucky, at 37.6289, -85.2434.

How many ghost towns are in Marion County?

Marion County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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