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Shawnee Run

Ghost town · Mercer County, Kentucky

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

Shawnee Run 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 Shawnee Run as a historical populated place on the Harrodsburg 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 37.8178° N, 84.7591° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHarrodsburg
Elevation747 ft
Nearest living townHigh Bridge, KY
Distance to it3.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2566079
Coordinates37.81779, -84.75911

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What's there now

Shawnee Run is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is High Bridge, KY (population 65), about 3.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 747 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 Shawnee Run?

Shawnee Run is in Mercer County, Kentucky, at 37.8178, -84.7591.

How many ghost towns are in Mercer County?

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

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