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Oakland

Ghost town · Mercer County, Kentucky

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

Oakland is a ghost town in Mercer County, Kentucky. It is one of 25 former communities in Mercer County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 13th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Oakland as a historical populated place on the Cornishville 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 37.7608° N, 84.9074° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCornishville
Elevation932 ft
Nearest living townHarrodsburg, KY
Distance to it3.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2566068
Coordinates37.76081, -84.90736

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What's there now

Oakland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Harrodsburg, KY (population 9,126), about 3.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 932 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 Oakland?

Oakland is in Mercer County, Kentucky, at 37.7608, -84.9074.

How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?

Mercer County, Kentucky has 25 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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