Greenup Fork
Ghost town · Clinton County, Kentucky

Greenup Fork is a ghost town in Clinton County, Kentucky. It is one of 24 former communities in Clinton County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 17th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Greenup Fork as a historical populated place on the Monterey 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 38.4533° N, 84.8306° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Monterey |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Monterey, KY |
| Distance to it | 3 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742116 |
| Coordinates | 38.45325, -84.83064 |
What's there now
Greenup Fork is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monterey, KY (population 94), about 3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Cedar Hillghost town · Clinton County · 3 mi
- Bradleyvilleghost town · Owen County · 5.8 mi
- Bethanyghost town · Clinton County · 6 mi
- Truesvilleghost town · Owen County · 6.6 mi
- Gregoryghost town · Franklin County · 8.3 mi
- Lower Sweet Owenghost town · Clinton County · 8.6 mi
- Sixmileghost town · Henry County · 10.4 mi
- Adamsvilleghost town · Henry County · 10.6 mi
- Harpghost town · Franklin County · 11.5 mi
- Gold Valleyghost town · Grant County · 12.2 mi
- Saltwaterghost town · Henry County · 12.3 mi
- Leaning Oakghost town · Clinton County · 12.7 mi
Questions
Where is Greenup Fork?
Greenup Fork is in Clinton County, Kentucky, at 38.4533, -84.8306.
How many ghost towns are in Clinton County?
Clinton County, Kentucky has 24 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.