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Toy Spring

Ghost town · Butler County, Kentucky

Dunmor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500)
Dunmor quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1914, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Toy Spring is a ghost town in Butler County, Kentucky. It is one of 22 former communities in Butler County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 20th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Toy Spring as a historical populated place on the Quality 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 37.0647° N, 86.8120° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleQuality
Elevation546 ft
Nearest living townLewisburg, KY
Distance to it9.3 miles
GNIS feature ID2742355
Coordinates37.06473, -86.81203

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What's there now

Toy Spring is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lewisburg, KY (population 1,093), about 9.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 546 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 Toy Spring?

Toy Spring is in Butler County, Kentucky, at 37.0647, -86.8120.

How many ghost towns are in Butler County?

Butler County, Kentucky has 22 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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