Judy
Ghost town · Powell County, Kentucky

Judy is a ghost town in Powell County, Kentucky. It is one of 21 former communities in Powell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 23rd among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Judy as a historical populated place on the Means topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 37.8835° N, 83.8521° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Means |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 804 ft |
| Nearest living town | Stanton, KY |
| Distance to it | 2.4 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2420707 |
| Coordinates | 37.88354, -83.85211 |
What's there now
Judy is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Stanton, KY (population 3,211), about 2.4 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 804 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Morris Creekghost town · Powell County · 0.7 mi
- Paint Creekghost town · Powell County · 1.6 mi
- Old Clay City Roadghost town · Powell County · 2.1 mi
- North Bendghost town · Powell County · 2.4 mi
- Campton Roadghost town · Powell County · 2.8 mi
- Piggvilleghost town · Powell County · 3.3 mi
- Black Creekghost town · Powell County · 4.1 mi
- Pecks Creekghost town · Powell County · 4.5 mi
- Hatton Creekghost town · Powell County · 4.6 mi
- Upper Caneghost town · Powell County · 4.9 mi
- Willoughby Nationghost town · Montgomery County · 5.2 mi
- Camp Branchghost town · Montgomery County · 5.3 mi
Questions
Where is Judy?
Judy is in Powell County, Kentucky, at 37.8835, -83.8521.
How many ghost towns are in Powell County?
Powell County, Kentucky has 21 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line and ACS — Census Gazetteer + ACS 5-year population (public-domain)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.