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Mount Hope

Ghost town · Rowan County, Kentucky

Morehead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500)
Morehead quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1935, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Hope is a ghost town in Rowan County, Kentucky. It is one of 3 former communities in Rowan County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 78th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Hope as a historical populated place on the Bangor 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 38.0507° N, 83.4448° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBangor
Elevation958 ft
Nearest living townLakeview Heights, KY
Distance to it7.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2127160
Coordinates38.05073, -83.44483

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What's there now

Mount Hope is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lakeview Heights, KY (population 342), about 7.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 958 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 Mount Hope?

Mount Hope is in Rowan County, Kentucky, at 38.0507, -83.4448.

How many ghost towns are in Rowan County?

Rowan County, Kentucky has 3 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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