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Oak Ridge

Ghost town · Bullitt County, Kentucky

Big Clifty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
Big Clifty quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Oak Ridge is a ghost town in Bullitt County, Kentucky. It is one of 13 former communities in Bullitt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oak Ridge as a historical populated place on the Summit 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 37.6085° N, 86.1057° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleSummit
Nearest living townBig Clifty, KY
Distance to it5 miles
GNIS feature ID2742475
Coordinates37.60848, -86.10567

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What's there now

Oak Ridge is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Big Clifty, KY (population 302), about 5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Oak Ridge?

Oak Ridge is in Bullitt County, Kentucky, at 37.6085, -86.1057.

How many ghost towns are in Bullitt County?

Bullitt County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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