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Elder Park

Ghost town · Oldham County, Kentucky

La Grange quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500)
La Grange quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1932, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Elder Park is a ghost town in Oldham County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Oldham County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 74th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Elder Park as a historical populated place on the Crestwood 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 38.3691° N, 85.4078° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCrestwood
Elevation845 ft
Nearest living townLa Grange, KY
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2742541
Coordinates38.36908, -85.40784

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What's there now

Elder Park is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is La Grange, KY (population 10,188), about 2.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 845 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 Elder Park?

Elder Park is in Oldham County, Kentucky, at 38.3691, -85.4078.

How many ghost towns are in Oldham County?

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

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