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Union Hill

Ghost town · Marshall County, Kentucky

Hardin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000)
Hardin quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1936, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Union Hill is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kentucky. It is one of 19 former communities in Marshall County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 25th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Union Hill as a historical populated place on the Hardin 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 36.7713° N, 88.3190° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleHardin
Elevation507 ft
Nearest living townHardin, KY
Distance to it1 miles
GNIS feature ID2743736
Coordinates36.77131, -88.31896

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What's there now

Union Hill is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Hardin, KY (population 414), about 1 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 507 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 Union Hill?

Union Hill is in Marshall County, Kentucky, at 36.7713, -88.3190.

How many ghost towns are in Marshall County?

Marshall County, Kentucky has 19 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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