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Johnson

Ghost town · Perry County, Kentucky

Buckhorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500)
Buckhorn quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1913, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Johnson is a ghost town in Perry County, Kentucky. It is one of 30 former communities in Perry County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 4th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Johnson as a historical populated place on the Buckhorn 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 37.3661° N, 83.4491° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBuckhorn
Elevation805 ft
Nearest living townBuckhorn, KY
Distance to it1.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2557380
Coordinates37.36609, -83.44910

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What's there now

Johnson is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Buckhorn, KY (population 69), about 1.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 805 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?

Johnson is in Perry County, Kentucky, at 37.3661, -83.4491.

How many ghost towns are in Perry County?

Perry County, Kentucky has 30 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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