Abandoned Record
About Sugartit
Sugartit (formerly known as Pleasant Ridge and later as Gunpowder in the 1920s) is a rural community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It was located at the intersection of U.S. Route 42 and Kentucky Route 237 between the cities of Florence and Union.
This is a site record: what public sources say about Sugartit, 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 Sugartit is
Historic maps
7 historic USGS maps cover Sugartit
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.
- 1950 Union sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1955 Union sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1956 Louisville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1961 Union sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1964 Louisville sheet, 1:250,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1982 Union sheet, 1:24,000 · GeoTIFF download
- 1986 Falmouth 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 Sugartit
Straight-line distance to other mapped sites in our Kentucky index.
- Tomtown38.0 mi SW · Carroll
Sources
Sources
- Wikipedia, "Sugartit, Kentucky": coordinates and summary.
- Wikidata Q14691291.
- USGS GNIS 504705.
- USGS 3D Elevation Program, elevation at the coordinates.
- USGS The National Map and Historical Topographic Map Collection (public domain).