Abandoned Record
About Paradise
Paradise is a ghost town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It was located 10.5 miles (16.9 km) east-northeast of Greenville.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Paradise, gathered in one place. We haven't written a full guide yet, so history, current access and photos are still to come. Treat the status as unknown until a guide confirms it.
Map
Where Paradise is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Paradise
Topographic sheets from the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain), oldest first. Older sheets often show the camp, mines and roads while the place was alive. The downloads are large map scans; USGS topoView shows them in the browser.
- 1909 Hartford sheet, 1:62,500 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Paradise sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1954 Evansville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1957 Evansville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Evansville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1963 Paradise sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1981 Beaver Dam sheet, 1:100,000 · GeoTIFF download
Directions
Getting there
Before you go
- Many ghost town sites are on private land, active mining claims or tribal land. Check land status and ask permission.
- Roads to old townsites are often unmaintained dirt. Map apps may route over closed or impassable tracks.
- Removing artifacts from public land is illegal under federal and most state laws.
Nearby
Other sites near Paradise
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kentucky index.
- Kyrock40.0 mi E · Edmonson
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Paradise, Kentucky": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q7134182.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).