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Blythewood Estates

Ghost town · Madison County, Kentucky

Berea quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Berea quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Blythewood Estates is a ghost town in Madison County, Kentucky. It is one of 3 former communities in Madison County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 79th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Blythewood Estates as a historical populated place on the Berea 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 37.5897° N, 84.3009° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBerea
Elevation979 ft
Nearest living townBerea, KY
Distance to it0.4 miles
GNIS feature ID2558302
Coordinates37.58970, -84.30092

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What's there now

Blythewood Estates is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Berea, KY (population 15,557), about 0.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 979 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 Blythewood Estates?

Blythewood Estates is in Madison County, Kentucky, at 37.5897, -84.3009.

How many ghost towns are in Madison County?

Madison County, Kentucky has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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