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Hilldale

Ghost town · Boyle County, Kentucky

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

Hilldale is a ghost town in Boyle County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Boyle County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 52nd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hilldale as a historical populated place on the Danville 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 37.6296° N, 84.7578° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDanville
Elevation943 ft
Nearest living townDanville, KY
Distance to it1.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2565458
Coordinates37.62960, -84.75776

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What's there now

Hilldale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Danville, KY (population 17,235), about 1.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 943 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 Hilldale?

Hilldale is in Boyle County, Kentucky, at 37.6296, -84.7578.

How many ghost towns are in Boyle County?

Boyle County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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