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Meuxtown

Ghost town · Boyle County, Kentucky

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

Meuxtown 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 Meuxtown as a historical populated place on the Bryantsville 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 37.6783° N, 84.7413° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBryantsville
Elevation880 ft
Nearest living townDanville, KY
Distance to it3.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2565469
Coordinates37.67828, -84.74128

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What's there now

Meuxtown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Danville, KY (population 17,235), about 3.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 880 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 Meuxtown?

Meuxtown is in Boyle County, Kentucky, at 37.6783, -84.7413.

How many ghost towns are in Boyle County?

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

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