Stop
Ghost town · Wayne County, Kentucky

Stop is a ghost town in Wayne County, Kentucky. It is one of 2 former communities in Wayne County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 88th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Stop as a historical populated place on the Parnell 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 36.8123° N, 84.9821° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Parnell |
|---|---|
| Nearest living town | Monticello, KY |
| Distance to it | 7.5 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2570083 |
| Coordinates | 36.81231, -84.98210 |
What's there now
Stop is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Monticello, KY (population 5,741), about 7.5 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Garghost town · Wayne County · 4.2 mi
- Williams Creekghost town · Clinton County · 7.6 mi
- Waterviewghost town · Clinton County · 9.2 mi
- Hopkinsghost town · Clinton County · 10.8 mi
- Braswellghost town · Clinton County · 11.2 mi
- Beech Bottomghost town · Clinton County · 11.4 mi
- Concordghost town · Clinton County · 11.6 mi
- Paolighost town · Clinton County · 12.7 mi
- Willow Groveghost town · Clinton County · 13 mi
- Churntopghost town · Clinton County · 13.4 mi
- Maupinghost town · Clinton County · 13.4 mi
- Ewingghost town · Clinton County · 13.4 mi
Questions
Where is Stop?
Stop is in Wayne County, Kentucky, at 36.8123, -84.9821.
How many ghost towns are in Wayne County?
Wayne County, Kentucky has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- 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.