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Hickory Grove

Ghost town · Morgan County, Kentucky

Morehead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Morehead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hickory Grove is a ghost town in Morgan County, Kentucky. It is one of 26 former communities in Morgan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 12th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hickory Grove as a historical populated place on the Bangor 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 38.0352° N, 83.4078° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBangor
Elevation1,025 ft
Nearest living townLakeview Heights, KY
Distance to it9.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2362578
Coordinates38.03519, -83.40779

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What's there now

Hickory Grove is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lakeview Heights, KY (population 342), about 9.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,025 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 Hickory Grove?

Hickory Grove is in Morgan County, Kentucky, at 38.0352, -83.4078.

How many ghost towns are in Morgan County?

Morgan County, Kentucky has 26 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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