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Sidney

Ghost town · Anderson County, Kentucky

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

Sidney is a ghost town in Anderson County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Anderson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 76th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Sidney as a historical populated place on the McBrayer 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 37.9969° N, 84.8910° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMcBrayer
Elevation777 ft
Nearest living townLawrenceburg, KY
Distance to it2.7 miles
GNIS feature ID2566571
Coordinates37.99689, -84.89104

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What's there now

Sidney is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lawrenceburg, KY (population 11,838), about 2.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 777 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 Sidney?

Sidney is in Anderson County, Kentucky, at 37.9969, -84.8910.

How many ghost towns are in Anderson County?

Anderson County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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