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Ireland

Ghost town · Bullitt County, Kentucky

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

Ireland is a ghost town in Bullitt County, Kentucky. It is one of 13 former communities in Bullitt County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 35th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Ireland as a historical populated place on the Vine Grove 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 37.7858° N, 85.9571° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVine Grove
Elevation818 ft
Nearest living townVine Grove, KY
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2742465
Coordinates37.78581, -85.95712

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What's there now

Ireland is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Vine Grove, KY (population 6,721), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 818 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 Ireland?

Ireland is in Bullitt County, Kentucky, at 37.7858, -85.9571.

How many ghost towns are in Bullitt County?

Bullitt County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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