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Hop Over

Ghost town · Simpson County, Kentucky

Adolphus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Adolphus quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Hop Over is a ghost town in Simpson County, Kentucky. It is one of 15 former communities in Simpson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 30th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Hop Over as a historical populated place on the Hickory Flat 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 36.7054° N, 86.4182° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHickory Flat
Elevation613 ft
Nearest living townFairfield, TN
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2742857
Coordinates36.70535, -86.41816

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What's there now

Hop Over is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fairfield, TN (population 270), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 613 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 Hop Over?

Hop Over is in Simpson County, Kentucky, at 36.7054, -86.4182.

How many ghost towns are in Simpson County?

Simpson County, Kentucky has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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