Shakertown

Shakertown is a hamlet in Mercer, Kentucky. Shakertown is situated nearby to the hamlet High Bridge, as well as near Mundys Landing.

Places of Interest

Highlights include E. W. Brown Generating Station.

E. W. Brown Generating Station

Power station

Photo: Censusdata, CC BY 3.0.

The E. W. Brown Generating Station is a quad coal-fired power plant, natural gas power plant, solar power plant, and hydro electric plant owned and operated by Kentucky Utilities near Harrodsburg in Mercer County, Kentucky. E. W. Brown Generating Station is situated 2½ miles southeast of Shakertown.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include High Bridge and Burgin.

High Bridge

Hamlet

Photo: CWH CWz, CC BY-SA 3.0.

High Bridge is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, High Bridge had a population of 268.

Burgin

Village

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Burgin is a home rule-class city in Mercer County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 979 at the 2020 census. Burgin is situated 5 miles south of Shakertown.

Wilmore

Town

Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.

Wilmore is a home rule-class city in Jessamine County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,999 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lexington–Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area. Wilmore is situated 5 miles northeast of Shakertown.

Shakertown

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Mercer, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.81897° or 37° 49′ 8″ north

Longitude

-84.73995° or 84° 44′ 24″ west

Elevation

932 feet (284 metres)

Open location code

869QR796+H2

OpenStreetMap ID

node 154131299

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4308011

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