Judy, Kentucky
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Mount Sterling census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40353. It stands on Lane Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sharpsburg quadrangle. It stands 1,001 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1952 USGS Sharpsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Huntington quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Morehead quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Judy between 2000 and 2011, burning about 20 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | SR 486 |
| 28 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | ROGERS MILL |
| 20 March 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | AARONS RUN |
| 7 February 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 28 February 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 2 November 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 13 October 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
27 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Judy in 27 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 14 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 4 hail, 3 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | $50,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Judy. One tree was blown down and onto a house. Roofs and barns around the area were heavily damaged. The damage was confined to an area around and within two miles of Judy. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused significant damage in the Judy area. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | $10,000 | Multiple trees were blown down on Cecil Pike and Stepstone Road. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | $2,000 | Several large trees down, one on a residence. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | $1,000 | A power line was blown down along the 7000 block of Maysville Road near the Montgomery-Bath county line. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Judy | $1,000 | Bunker Hill Rd, or Hwy 537, had to be closed due to flooding. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | $1,000 | A billboard was damaged on US 60 east near exit 133. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | $1,000 | Trees down on Kentucky Route 11 North (Maysville Road). |
| May 2020 | Flood | Judy | $400 | A citizen reported water over Cecil Road northwest of Judy at a low water crossing. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | - | Montgomery County Dispatch reports widespread tree damage across the county from the storms this evening. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | - | Several trees were reportedly blown down onto Cecil Road near the Montgomery-Bath county line. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | - | The county Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines down on Cecil Pike Road off of Kentucky Highway 11. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Judy | - | A local media outlet relayed a report of water over a road near Judy as well as water inundating both lanes of Aarons Run Road outside of Sideview. |
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Judy | - | A citizen reported water flowing over a bridge on Aarons Run Road near Bunker Hill Road northwest of Judy. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Judy | - | Dispatch reported several roads as flooded and impassable throughout the county, including U.S. Highway 460 near the Montgomery and Menifee County line. A solid 1 to 3 inches of rain fell throughout the county. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | - | Trees were blown down on the 4600 block of Van Thompson Rd near Hwy 537. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | - | Trees were blown down on Bunker Hill Road. |
| April 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | - | A tree was blown down on Bunker Hill Rd. |
| August 2015 | Heavy Rain | Judy | - | A report of 5.10 inches of rain was received by broadcast media near Judy. One-half inch diameter hail was also observed in this location. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Judy | - | Trees were blown down on Thompson Road. |
| March 2013 | Flash Flood | Judy | - | The intersection of Aarons Ridge Road and Bunkerhill Road was impassable due to flash flooding. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Judy | - | Dispatch reported numerous roads impassable across the county. Some roads affected include Main Street in Mount Sterling, Kidwell Road, Levee Road, Hinkstonpike, US Highway 60, Prewitt Grassy Road, and Owinsgville Road. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Judy | - | High water closed Hinkston and Wyandot Roads. |
| November 2007 | Hail | Judy | - | no account filed |
| June 2004 | Hail | Judy | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Hail | Judy | - | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Hail | Judy | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aarons Run (historical) | 2.3 miles | 5 | |
| Stoops | 2.3 miles | 6 | |
| Pine Hill (historical) | 3.3 miles | 8 | |
| Smithville (historical) | 3.4 miles | 8 | |
| Peytons (historical) | 3.5 miles | 6 | |
| Sideview | 4.3 miles | 7 | |
| Ewington | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Plum Lick (historical) | 4.5 miles | 5 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Judy | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14690737 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 495544. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



