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Clarktown

Ghost town · Nelson County, Kentucky

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

Clarktown is a ghost town in Nelson County, Kentucky. It is one of 12 former communities in Nelson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Clarktown as a historical populated place on the Loretto 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 37.6615° N, 85.4816° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLoretto
Elevation621 ft
Nearest living townNew Hope, KY
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2742382
Coordinates37.66147, -85.48162

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What's there now

Clarktown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is New Hope, KY (population 39), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 621 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 Clarktown?

Clarktown is in Nelson County, Kentucky, at 37.6615, -85.4816.

How many ghost towns are in Nelson County?

Nelson County, Kentucky has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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