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Big Hill

Ghost town · Jackson County, Kentucky

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

Big Hill is a ghost town in Jackson County, Kentucky. It is one of 36 former communities in Jackson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 3rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Big Hill as a historical populated place on the Bighill 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 37.5151° N, 84.1813° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBighill
Elevation1,505 ft
Nearest living townBerea, KY
Distance to it8 miles
GNIS feature ID2505037
Coordinates37.51510, -84.18125

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What's there now

Big Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Berea, KY (population 15,557), about 8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,505 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 Big Hill?

Big Hill is in Jackson County, Kentucky, at 37.5151, -84.1813.

How many ghost towns are in Jackson County?

Jackson County, Kentucky has 36 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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