Paradise
Paradise was a ghost town in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. It was located 10.5 miles east-northeast of Greenville. Paradise was originally founded as Stom's Landing, in reference to its then-status as a trading post along the Green River, a tributary of the Ohio River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: human settlement in Kentucky, United States of America
- Also known as: “Monterey”, “Paradise, Kentucky”, and “Stums Landing”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Paradise Combined Cycle Plant.
Paradise Combined Cycle Plant
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Paradise Combined Cycle Plant is a natural gas power plant operated by the Tennessee Valley Authority. Located just east of Drakesboro, Kentucky, it was the highest power capacity power plant in Kentucky.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Martwick and Echols.
Martwick
Hamlet
Martwick is an unincorporated community in Muhlenberg County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Martwick is situated 4½ miles northwest of Paradise.
Echols
Hamlet
Echols is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Ohio County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Pink Hall. The town extends north from Paradise, and also north from the Peabody Wildlife Management which used to be coal mines. Echols is situated 4½ miles north of Paradise.
Nonnell
Hamlet
Nonnell is an unincorporated community located in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. Nonnell is situated 4½ miles southwest of Paradise.
Paradise
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Muhlenberg, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.2681° or 37° 16′ 5″ northLongitude
-86.98361° or 86° 59′ 1″ westElevation
400 feet (122 metres)Open location code
869M7298+6HOpenStreetMap ID
node 153501117OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“Paradise” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “帕拉代斯”
- Dutch: “Paradise”
- Irish: “Paradise”
- Italian: “Paradise”
- Volapük: “Paradise (KY)”
- Volapük: “Paradise, Kentucky”
- Volapük: “Paradise, KY”
- Volapük: “Paradise”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include TVA Paradise Combined Cycle Plant and McDougall Cemetery.
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