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Taylors Mill

Ghost town · Mason County, Kentucky

Springdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500)
Springdale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1929, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Taylors Mill is a ghost town in Mason County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Mason County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 56th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Taylors Mill as a historical populated place on the Orangeburg 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 38.5751° N, 83.7324° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOrangeburg
Elevation723 ft
Nearest living townMaysville, KY
Distance to it6.1 miles
GNIS feature ID2362943
Coordinates38.57508, -83.73239

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What's there now

Taylors Mill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Maysville, KY (population 8,778), about 6.1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 723 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 Taylors Mill?

Taylors Mill is in Mason County, Kentucky, at 38.5751, -83.7324.

How many ghost towns are in Mason County?

Mason County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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