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Introduction ...

We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:

  • That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
  • We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
  • On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.

By learning about Judy (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.

As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Judy. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.

Neighboring Counties ...

When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.

For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.

So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived:  their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.

If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.

Judy is located in Montgomery County.

To see how the shape of Kentucky's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Montgomery County: Bath, Bourbon, Clark, Menifee & Powell.

Below are the counties that are near Judy. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Judy:

  • Montgomery County     (The home county of Judy)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Mount Sterling
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Grassy Lick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Reid Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Reid Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reid Village
    • Prewitt
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Camargo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Spencer Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Spencer Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spencer Village
    • Levee
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Hope
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jeffersonville
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bath County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Sharpsburg
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
    • Reynoldsville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Peeled Oak
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Owingsville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Preston
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • East Fork
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Slate Valley
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • South Sherburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • South Sherburne is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Sherburne
    • Olympia
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
      • Olympia is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympia
    • Little Slate Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Little Slate Creek is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Slate Creek
    • Mill Creek
      (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
      • Mill Creek is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Bourbon County
  • Clark County
  • Estill County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Furnace
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
    • Witt Springs
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Irvine
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Ravenna
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
    • Winston
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Winston is located in Estill County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winston
  • Fayette County
  • Fleming County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Sherburne
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Sherburne is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sherburne
    • Grange City
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Stringtown is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Colfax
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
      • Colfax is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colfax
    • Sunset
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Tilton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Hillsboro
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Craintown
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Elizaville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Ewing
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Ewing is located in Fleming County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewing
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
    • Farmville
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Fairview
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Harrison County
  • Lawrence County
  • Madison County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Doylesville
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
    • College Hill
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
      • College Hill is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Hill
    • Redhouse
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Union City
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Union City is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Bybee
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Elliston
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Waco
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Blue Grass
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Blue Grass is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Grass
    • Moberly
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Hillcrest is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Reeds Crossing
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Reeds Crossing is located in Madison County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds Crossing
  • Mason County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Helena
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
    • Mays Lick
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Sardis
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Sardis is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 97 people
    • Weedonia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewisburg
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
      • Lewisburg is located in Mason County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisburg
  • Menifee County
  • Morgan County
  • Nicholas County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Moorefield
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Moorefield is located in Nicholas County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moorefield
    • Carlisle
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Valley
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Powell County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Westbend
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Black Creek
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
      • Black Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Creek
    • Morris Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Morris Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris Creek
    • Paint Creek
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Paint Creek is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Creek
    • Virden
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
      • Virden is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virden
    • Clay City
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Old Clay City Road
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Old Clay City Road is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Clay City Road
    • Piggville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Powell Valley
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Powell Valley is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell Valley
    • Waltersville
      (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
      • Waltersville is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltersville
    • North Bend
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
      • North Bend is located in Powell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Bend
    • Stanton
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Robertson County
  • Rowan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • Farmers
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
      • Farmers is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers
    • Lakeview Heights
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
      • Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
    • Brady
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Clearfield
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
      • Clearfield is located in Rowan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearfield
    • Morehead
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
    • Mount Hope
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Scott County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.
    • New Zion
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
      • New Zion is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Zion
    • Newtown
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Oxford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Judy, see our County-by-County Page for Judy.

Cemeteries Near Judy ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Judy.

This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.

Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Judy - one of the links might be able to help.

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Judy covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.

Nearby Communities in 1895 ...

We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>

The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Judy had a post office and no railroad service.

These communities are listed based on their distance from Judy, with the one closest to Judy listed first.

  • Sideview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Sideview is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
  • Grassy Lick
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Sterling
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ewington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Ewington is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ewington
  • Sharpsburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Sharpsburg is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharpsburg
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
  • Prewitt
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Little Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Howards Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Howards Mill is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Mill
  • Stepstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Stepstone is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stepstone
  • Reynoldsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • North Middletown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Thomson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Thomson is located in Clark County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Camargo
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
    • Bethel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Bethel is located in Bath County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel
    • Jackstown
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Judy. See our List of 1890's Communities around Judy.

Newspapers Published in Judy ...

An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).

To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.

Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 79 newspapers that have been published in the area around Judy.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Judy, there are papers which were published within 18 miles [29 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Judy.

Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.

To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Judy:

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Judy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Judy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.