Hilltop, Mercer County, Kentucky

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Hilltop, Kentucky
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Hilltop, Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°44′24″N85°00′21″W / 37.74000°N 85.00583°W / 37.74000; -85.00583 Coordinates: 37°44′24″N85°00′21″W / 37.74000°N 85.00583°W / 37.74000; -85.00583
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Mercer
Elevation 902 ft (275 m)
GNIS feature ID 2566098 [1]

Hilltop is a ghost town in Mercer County, Kentucky, United States. Hilltop was located along what is now Kentucky Route 152 3.4 miles (5.5 km) east of Mackville.

Ghost town city depopulated of inhabitants and that stays practically intact

A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economic activity that supported it has failed, or due to natural or human-caused disasters such as floods, prolonged droughts, government actions, uncontrolled lawlessness, war, pollution, or nuclear disasters. The term can sometimes refer to cities, towns, and neighbourhoods that are still populated, but significantly less so than in past years; for example, those affected by high levels of unemployment and dereliction.

Mercer County, Kentucky County in the United States

Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 21,331. Its county seat is Harrodsburg. The county was formed from Lincoln County, Virginia in 1785 and is named for Revolutionary War General Hugh Mercer, who was killed at the Battle of Princeton in 1777.

Kentucky State of the United States of America

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the east south-central region of the United States. Although styled as the "State of Kentucky" in the law creating it, (because in Kentucky's first constitution, the name state was used) Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth. Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.

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