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Aarons Run

Ghost town · Montgomery County, Kentucky

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

Aarons Run is a ghost town in Montgomery County, Kentucky. It is one of 15 former communities in Montgomery County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 29th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Aarons Run as a historical populated place on the North Middletown 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 38.1279° N, 84.0013° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNorth Middletown
Elevation853 ft
Nearest living townMount Sterling, KY
Distance to it5.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2491578
Coordinates38.12793, -84.00130

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What's there now

Aarons Run is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Mount Sterling, KY (population 7,549), about 5.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 853 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 Aarons Run?

Aarons Run is in Montgomery County, Kentucky, at 38.1279, -84.0013.

How many ghost towns are in Montgomery County?

Montgomery County, Kentucky has 15 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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