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Hickory Ridge

Ghost town · Nicholas County, Kentucky

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

Hickory Ridge is a ghost town in Nicholas County, Kentucky. It is the only former community in Nicholas County recorded on the federal names register, out of 1,175 across Kentucky.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hickory Ridge as a historical populated place on the Carlisle 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 38.3520° N, 84.0205° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCarlisle
Elevation942 ft
Nearest living townCarlisle, KY
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2555626
Coordinates38.35196, -84.02046

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What's there now

Hickory Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Carlisle, KY (population 2,356), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 942 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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