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Sharps

Ghost town · Bullitt County, Kentucky

Kosmosdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500)
Kosmosdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1912, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sharps 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 Sharps as a historical populated place on the Valley Station 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 38.0074° N, 85.8356° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleValley Station
Nearest living townWest Point, KY
Distance to it6.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2742449
Coordinates38.00742, -85.83558

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What's there now

Sharps is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Point, KY (population 1,131), about 6.7 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 Sharps?

Sharps is in Bullitt County, Kentucky, at 38.0074, -85.8356.

How many ghost towns are in Bullitt County?

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

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