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Mount Pleasant

Ghost town · Robertson County, Kentucky

Piqua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000)
Piqua quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1952, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mount Pleasant is a ghost town in Robertson County, Kentucky. It is one of 5 former communities in Robertson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 64th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mount Pleasant as a historical populated place on the Piqua 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 38.4920° N, 84.0179° W.

Key facts

USGS quadranglePiqua
Elevation837 ft
Nearest living townMount Olivet, KY
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2556042
Coordinates38.49195, -84.01789

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What's there now

Mount Pleasant is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Olivet, KY (population 155), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 837 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 Pleasant?

Mount Pleasant is in Robertson County, Kentucky, at 38.4920, -84.0179.

How many ghost towns are in Robertson County?

Robertson County, Kentucky has 5 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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