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Johnstonville

Ghost town · Monroe County, Kentucky

Lillydale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500)
Lillydale quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1924, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Johnstonville is a ghost town in Monroe County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Monroe County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 90th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Johnstonville as a historical populated place on the Blacks Ferry 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 36.6848° N, 85.4973° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBlacks Ferry
Nearest living townCelina, TN
Distance to it9.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2803960
Coordinates36.68476, -85.49730

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What's there now

Johnstonville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Celina, TN (population 1,782), about 9.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Johnstonville?

Johnstonville is in Monroe County, Kentucky, at 36.6848, -85.4973.

How many ghost towns are in Monroe County?

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

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