Northtown is an

unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...

in Hart County, Kentucky, United States. The elevation of Northtown is 837 feet. It appears on the

Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave National Park is an American national park in west-central Kentucky, encompassing portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest cave system known in the world. Since the 1972 unification of Mammoth Cave with the even-longer system under F ...

U.S. Geological Survey Map and is in the

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Geography

Northtown is located in the southwestern portion of Hart County at the junction of

Kentucky Route 218 Kentucky Route 218 (KY 218) is a 31.113-mile-long (50.072 km) west-east state highway that traverses three counties in south-central Kentucky. It is locally known as LeGrande Highway from Horse Cave to near Shady Grove. Route description Ha ...

(KY 218) Flint Ridge Road, and Davis Williams Road, which marks KY 218's western terminus. Flint Ridge Road leads west to

Mammoth Cave National Park Mammoth Cave National Park is an American national park in west-central Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper Sout ...

and the Edmonson County line, while KY 218 leads east to the city of Horse Cave, where

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provides direct access to the community via the Exit 58 interchange.

Education

Students in Northtown attend Caverna Independent Schools in nearby Horse Cave and Cave City, including

Caverna High School Caverna High School is a small public high school located in Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States. Built in 1950, the school is operated by the Caverna Independent Schools, one of only a handful of school districts in Kentucky that are known to ope ...

References

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