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Johnson Island

Ghost town · Hopkins County, Kentucky

Earlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500)
Earlington quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1909, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Johnson Island is a ghost town in Hopkins County, Kentucky. It is one of 20 former communities in Hopkins County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 24th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Johnson Island as a historical populated place on the Coiltown 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 37.3565° N, 87.6976° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCoiltown
Elevation391 ft
Nearest living townNebo, KY
Distance to it3.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2743533
Coordinates37.35645, -87.69755

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What's there now

Johnson Island is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Nebo, KY (population 223), about 3.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 391 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 Johnson Island?

Johnson Island is in Hopkins County, Kentucky, at 37.3565, -87.6976.

How many ghost towns are in Hopkins County?

Hopkins County, Kentucky has 20 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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