Mineral Mound Historical Marker

Mineral Mound Historical Marker is a park in Lyon, Kentucky. Mineral Mound Historical Marker is situated nearby to the village Eddyville, as well as near the hamlet Fairview.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kentucky State Penitentiary.

Kentucky State Penitentiary

Prison

Photo: Acdixon, Public domain.

The Kentucky State Penitentiary, also known as the "Castle on the Cumberland", is a maximum security and supermax prison with capacity for 856 prisoners located in Eddyville, Kentucky on Lake Barkley on the Cumberland River, about 4.8 kilometres from downtown Eddyville. Kentucky State Penitentiary is situated 2 miles south of Mineral Mound Historical Marker.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Carmack and Dulaney.

Carmack

Locality

Carmack is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. It is located on the shore of Lake Barkley in the Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area. It was also known as Pottertown. Carmack is situated 5 miles southwest of Mineral Mound Historical Marker.

Dulaney

Hamlet

Dulaney is a rural unincorporated community in western Caldwell County, Kentucky, United States. A post office was established in the community in 1872, and it was probably named for Henry F. Delany, a prominent local lawyer. Dulaney is situated 5 miles east of Mineral Mound Historical Marker.

Suwanee

Hamlet

Suwanee is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kentucky, United States. Suwanee is situated 6 miles west of Mineral Mound Historical Marker.

Mineral Mound Historical Marker

Type: Park
Location: Lyon, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.07822° or 37° 4′ 42″ north

Longitude

-88.06957° or 88° 4′ 11″ west

Elevation

518 feet (158 metres)

Open location code

869H3WHJ+75

GeoNames ID

8503989

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Eddyville and Fairview.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Lyon County Historical Marker and Crab Creek Cemetery.

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