Sharps
Ghost town · Bullitt County, Kentucky

Sharps 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 Sharps as a historical populated place on the Valley Station 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 38.0074° N, 85.8356° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Valley Station |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | West Point, KY |
| Distance to it | 6.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742449 |
| Coordinates | 38.00742, -85.83558 |
What's there now
Sharps is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is West Point, KY (population 1,131), about 6.7 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Mount Olivetghost town · Bullitt County · 1.3 mi
- Bullitt Lickghost town · Bullitt County · 3.9 mi
- Sunnysideghost town · Bullitt County · 4.8 mi
- Newtownghost town · Jefferson County · 9.2 mi
- Hebronghost town · Bullitt County · 9.5 mi
- Lick Skilletghost town · Bullitt County · 10.1 mi
- Old Belmontghost town · Bullitt County · 10.8 mi
- Cooperghost town · Jefferson County · 11.3 mi
- Lovvornghost town · Jefferson County · 13.8 mi
- Crutcherghost town · Bullitt County · 15.5 mi
- Johnstownghost town · Meade County · 16.7 mi
- Irelandghost town · Bullitt County · 16.7 mi
Questions
Where is Sharps?
Sharps is in Bullitt County, Kentucky, at 38.0074, -85.8356.
How many ghost towns are in Bullitt County?
Bullitt County, Kentucky has 13 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.