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Rockville

Ghost town · Carroll County, Kentucky

Vevay South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000)
Vevay South quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1943, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Rockville is a ghost town in Carroll County, Kentucky. It is one of 9 former communities in Carroll County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 46th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Rockville as a historical populated place on the Vevay South 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 38.6996° N, 85.0349° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleVevay South
Elevation564 ft
Nearest living townGhent, KY
Distance to it2.8 miles
GNIS feature ID2565064
Coordinates38.69963, -85.03491

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What's there now

Rockville is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Ghent, KY (population 272), about 2.8 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 564 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 Rockville?

Rockville is in Carroll County, Kentucky, at 38.6996, -85.0349.

How many ghost towns are in Carroll County?

Carroll County, Kentucky has 9 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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