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Mayo Hills

Ghost town · McLean County, Kentucky

Calhoun quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500)
Calhoun quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1908, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Mayo Hills is a ghost town in McLean County, Kentucky. It is one of 11 former communities in McLean County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 41st among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Mayo Hills as a historical populated place on the Calhoun 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 37.5740° N, 87.2534° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleCalhoun
Elevation507 ft
Nearest living townCalhoun, KY
Distance to it2.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2743121
Coordinates37.57400, -87.25338

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What's there now

Mayo Hills is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Calhoun, KY (population 783), about 2.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 507 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 Mayo Hills?

Mayo Hills is in McLean County, Kentucky, at 37.5740, -87.2534.

How many ghost towns are in McLean County?

McLean County, Kentucky has 11 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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