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Mooretown

Ghost town · Butler County, Kentucky

Little Muddy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Little Muddy quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mooretown is a ghost town in Butler County, Kentucky. It is one of 22 former communities in Butler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mooretown as a historical populated place on the Morgantown 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 37.2054° N, 86.6595° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMorgantown
Elevation475 ft
Nearest living townWoodbury, KY
Distance to it2 miles
GNIS feature ID2742342
Coordinates37.20545, -86.65947

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What's there now

Mooretown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Woodbury, KY (population 67), about 2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 475 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 Mooretown?

Mooretown is in Butler County, Kentucky, at 37.2054, -86.6595.

How many ghost towns are in Butler County?

Butler County, Kentucky has 22 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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