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Sunnyside

Ghost town · Shelby County, Kentucky

Mount Eden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500)
Mount Eden quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1927, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Sunnyside is a ghost town in Shelby County, Kentucky. It is one of 4 former communities in Shelby County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 73rd 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 Mount Eden 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 38.1127° N, 85.2397° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMount Eden
Elevation748 ft
Nearest living townShelbyville, KY
Distance to it6.5 miles
GNIS feature ID2567267
Coordinates38.11265, -85.23968

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What's there now

Sunnyside is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Shelbyville, KY (population 17,436), about 6.5 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 748 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 Sunnyside?

Sunnyside is in Shelby County, Kentucky, at 38.1127, -85.2397.

How many ghost towns are in Shelby County?

Shelby County, Kentucky has 4 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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