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Cloud City

Ghost town · Kenton County, Kentucky

West Cincinnati quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
West Cincinnati quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Cloud City is a ghost town in Kenton County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Kenton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 53rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Cloud City as a historical populated place on the Covington 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 39.0209° N, 84.5115° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCovington
Elevation828 ft
Nearest living townTaylor Mill, KY
Distance to it1.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2557851
Coordinates39.02087, -84.51149

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What's there now

Cloud City is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Taylor Mill, KY (population 6,880), about 1.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 828 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 Cloud City?

Cloud City is in Kenton County, Kentucky, at 39.0209, -84.5115.

How many ghost towns are in Kenton County?

Kenton County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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