Wayfarrow

Nugym

Ghost town · Bell County, Kentucky

Beverly quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000)
Beverly quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1954, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Nugym is a ghost town in Bell County, Kentucky. It is one of 6 former communities in Bell County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 54th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Nugym as a historical populated place on the Beverly 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 36.8831° N, 83.6109° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleBeverly
Elevation1,451 ft
Nearest living townArjay, KY
Distance to it5.6 miles
GNIS feature ID2710834
Coordinates36.88310, -83.61092

Open the location on a map

What's there now

Nugym is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Arjay, KY (population 19), about 5.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 1,451 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Questions

Where is Nugym?

Nugym is in Bell County, Kentucky, at 36.8831, -83.6109.

How many ghost towns are in Bell County?

Bell County, Kentucky has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

Sources and licences

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.