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Fruit Hill

Ghost town · Pendleton County, Kentucky

Falmouth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500)
Falmouth quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Fruit Hill is a ghost town in Pendleton County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Pendleton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 71st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Fruit Hill as a historical populated place on the Kelat 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 38.5817° N, 84.3589° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleKelat
Nearest living townBerry, KY
Distance to it4.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2564254
Coordinates38.58171, -84.35895

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What's there now

Fruit Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Berry, KY (population 184), about 4.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Fruit Hill?

Fruit Hill is in Pendleton County, Kentucky, at 38.5817, -84.3589.

How many ghost towns are in Pendleton County?

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

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