Jud

Ghost town · Haskell County, Texas

Jud quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1965, 1:24,000) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Jud is a ghost town in Haskell County, Texas, recorded as human settlement in Texas, United States of America. It is the only former community in Haskell County recorded on the federal names register, out of 445 across Texas.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Jud as a historical populated place: 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 33.2823° N, 99.9584° W.

Key facts

Nearest living town	Rochester, TX
Distance to it	6.3 miles
Coordinates	33.28230, -99.95840

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What's there now

Jud is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Rochester, TX (population 260), about 6.3 miles away in a straight line. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

Nearby places

Rath City
ghost town · Stonewall County · 22.9 mi
Oriana
ghost town · Stonewall County · 29 mi
Royston
ghost town · Fisher County · 38 mi
North Roby
ghost town · Fisher County · 41.2 mi
Clairemont
ghost town · Kent County · 46.6 mi
Fort Phantom Hill
ghost town · Jones County · 47.7 mi
Fort Griffin
ghost town · Shackelford County · 48.7 mi

Sources and licences

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.