Sunnyside
Ghost town · Bullitt County, Kentucky

Sunnyside 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 Sunnyside 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 38.0417° N, 85.7585° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Valley Station |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Brooks, KY |
| Distance to it | 2.9 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2742450 |
| Coordinates | 38.04167, -85.75855 |
What's there now
Sunnyside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Brooks, KY (population 2,246), about 2.9 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Bullitt Lickghost town · Bullitt County · 2.6 mi
- Sharpsghost town · Bullitt County · 4.8 mi
- Hebronghost town · Bullitt County · 4.9 mi
- Newtownghost town · Jefferson County · 5.8 mi
- Mount Olivetghost town · Bullitt County · 6 mi
- Cooperghost town · Jefferson County · 6.6 mi
- Lick Skilletghost town · Bullitt County · 7.2 mi
- Lovvornghost town · Jefferson County · 9 mi
- Old Belmontghost town · Bullitt County · 10.7 mi
- Bryanghost town · Jefferson County · 13.8 mi
- Upper Groveghost town · Nelson County · 16.5 mi
- Crutcherghost town · Bullitt County · 19.2 mi
Questions
Where is Sunnyside?
Sunnyside is in Bullitt County, Kentucky, at 38.0417, -85.7585.
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.