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Plum Lick

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Kentucky

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

Plum Lick is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Kentucky. It is one of 15 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Plum Lick as a historical populated place on the North Middletown 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 38.1411° N, 84.0423° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth Middletown
Elevation894 ft
Nearest living townNorth Middletown, KY
Distance to it3.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2491639
Coordinates38.14108, -84.04233

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What's there now

Plum Lick is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is North Middletown, KY (population 657), about 3.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 894 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 Plum Lick?

Plum Lick is in Montgomery County, Kentucky, at 38.1411, -84.0423.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Kentucky has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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