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Lick Skillet

Ghost town · Bullitt County, Kentucky

Shepherdsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000)
Shepherdsville quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1949, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lick Skillet 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 Lick Skillet as a historical populated place on the Shepherdsville 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 37.9783° N, 85.6548° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleShepherdsville
Nearest living townShepherdsville, KY
Distance to it2.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2742435
Coordinates37.97830, -85.65482

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What's there now

Lick Skillet is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shepherdsville, KY (population 14,351), about 2.6 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 Lick Skillet?

Lick Skillet is in Bullitt County, Kentucky, at 37.9783, -85.6548.

How many ghost towns are in Bullitt County?

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

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