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Preston

Ghost town · Meade County, Kentucky

Hardinsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500)
Hardinsburg quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1931, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Preston is a ghost town in Meade County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Meade County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 68th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Preston as a historical populated place on the Lodiburg 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 37.9697° N, 86.3819° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleLodiburg
Elevation758 ft
Nearest living townIrvington, KY
Distance to it8.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2742594
Coordinates37.96968, -86.38194

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What's there now

Preston is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Irvington, KY (population 1,129), about 8.2 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 758 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 Preston?

Preston is in Meade County, Kentucky, at 37.9697, -86.3819.

How many ghost towns are in Meade County?

Meade County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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