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Johnstown

Ghost town · Logan County, Kentucky

Olmstead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Olmstead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Johnstown is a ghost town in Logan County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Logan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 6th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Johnstown as a historical populated place on the Olmstead 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 36.7790° N, 87.0456° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOlmstead
Elevation611 ft
Nearest living townAllensville, KY
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2743079
Coordinates36.77901, -87.04562

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What's there now

Johnstown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Allensville, KY (population 199), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 611 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 Johnstown?

Johnstown is in Logan County, Kentucky, at 36.7790, -87.0456.

How many ghost towns are in Logan County?

Logan County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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