Sunnyside
Ghost town · Muhlenberg County, Kentucky

Sunnyside is a ghost town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. It is one of 29 former communities in Muhlenberg County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 8th 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 Central City East 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 37.3599° N, 87.0773° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Central City East |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | South Carrollton, KY |
| Distance to it | 3.8 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2743037 |
| Coordinates | 37.35989, -87.07734 |
What's there now
Sunnyside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is South Carrollton, KY (population 180), about 3.8 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Spring Ridgeghost town · Muhlenberg County · 4 mi
- Brownieghost town · Muhlenberg County · 4.8 mi
- Ridgeghost town · McLean County · 5.9 mi
- Cherry Hillghost town · Muhlenberg County · 6.7 mi
- Doveyghost town · Muhlenberg County · 6.7 mi
- Drakeghost town · Muhlenberg County · 6.9 mi
- Dug Hillghost town · McLean County · 7.3 mi
- Cedardaleghost town · Muhlenberg County · 7.4 mi
- Paradiseghost town · Muhlenberg County · 8.2 mi
- Prospectghost town · Muhlenberg County · 8.2 mi
- Sunriseghost town · Muhlenberg County · 8.6 mi
- Elk Valleyghost town · Muhlenberg County · 8.9 mi
Questions
Where is Sunnyside?
Sunnyside is in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, at 37.3599, -87.0773.
How many ghost towns are in Muhlenberg County?
Muhlenberg County, Kentucky has 29 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.