Welcome to Judge ...

So far, we found very little information about Judge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Judge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Judge, please Contact Us.

Judge would have been located within present day Dickenson County<2>.

The location of Judge has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Judge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Judge is 1,830 feet [558 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Judge was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Judge still existed, it would have been in the (276) area code.

Communities Also Named Judge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Judge - they are located in Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ontario and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Judge.

Communities near Judge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Judge.

• Lebanon
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <5>
• Coeburn
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <5>
• Honaker
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honaker
  • Honaker is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,322 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honaker <5>
• Clintwood
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Grundy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Saint Paul
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Haysi
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <5>
• Clinchco
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchco
  • Clinchco is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinchco <5>
• Cleveland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Russell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 170 people

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Judge. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Judge.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Judge. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Judge.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Judge. See our Newspapers Page for Judge.

Adding Judge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Judge in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Judge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Judge post office opened in 1888.

We also found Judge in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Judge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/