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South Bardstown

Ghost town · Nelson County, Kentucky

Bardstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000)
Bardstown quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1953, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

South Bardstown is a ghost town in Nelson County, Kentucky. It is one of 12 former communities in Nelson County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 37th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists South Bardstown as a historical populated place on the Bardstown 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 37.7868° N, 85.4654° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBardstown
Nearest living townBardstown, KY
Distance to it2.2 miles
GNIS feature ID2742412
Coordinates37.78679, -85.46535

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What's there now

South Bardstown is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Bardstown, KY (population 13,673), about 2.2 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 South Bardstown?

South Bardstown is in Nelson County, Kentucky, at 37.7868, -85.4654.

How many ghost towns are in Nelson County?

Nelson County, Kentucky has 12 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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