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Green Mountain

Ghost town · Laurel County, Kentucky

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

Green Mountain is a ghost town in Laurel County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Laurel County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 89th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Green Mountain as a historical populated place on the London 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 37.2344° N, 84.1246° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLondon
Elevation1,002 ft
Nearest living townEast Bernstadt, KY
Distance to it2.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2723180
Coordinates37.23436, -84.12464

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What's there now

Green Mountain is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is East Bernstadt, KY (population 673), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,002 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 Green Mountain?

Green Mountain is in Laurel County, Kentucky, at 37.2344, -84.1246.

How many ghost towns are in Laurel County?

Laurel County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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