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Gold Valley

Ghost town · Grant County, Kentucky

Owenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000)
Owenton quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1950, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Gold Valley is a ghost town in Grant County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Grant County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 55th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gold Valley as a historical populated place on the Owenton 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 38.6178° N, 84.7519° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleOwenton
Elevation885 ft
Nearest living townOwenton, KY
Distance to it7.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2742189
Coordinates38.61779, -84.75187

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What's there now

Gold Valley is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Owenton, KY (population 1,600), about 7.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 885 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 Gold Valley?

Gold Valley is in Grant County, Kentucky, at 38.6178, -84.7519.

How many ghost towns are in Grant County?

Grant County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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