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Liberty Hill

Ghost town · Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

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

Liberty Hill is a ghost town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Muhlenberg County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Liberty Hill as a historical populated place on the Drakesboro 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 37.2323° N, 87.1142° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleDrakesboro
Elevation437 ft
Nearest living townCleaton, KY
Distance to it1.9 miles
GNIS feature ID2743021
Coordinates37.23228, -87.11420

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What's there now

Liberty Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Cleaton, KY (population 59), about 1.9 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 437 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 Liberty Hill?

Liberty Hill is in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, at 37.2323, -87.1142.

How many ghost towns are in Muhlenberg County?

Muhlenberg County, Kentucky has 29 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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