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Tywhapity Bottoms

Ghost town · Hancock County, Kentucky

Tell City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500)
Tell City quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1903, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Tywhapity Bottoms is a ghost town in Hancock County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Hancock County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 93rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Tywhapity Bottoms as a historical populated place on the Maceo 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 37.8422° N, 86.9004° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMaceo
Elevation411 ft
Nearest living townYelvington, KY
Distance to it4.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2743756
Coordinates37.84222, -86.90035

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What's there now

Tywhapity Bottoms is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Yelvington, KY (population 511), about 4.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 411 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 Tywhapity Bottoms?

Tywhapity Bottoms is in Hancock County, Kentucky, at 37.8422, -86.9004.

How many ghost towns are in Hancock County?

Hancock County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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