Gomez
Ghost town · Elliott County, Kentucky

Gomez is a ghost town in Elliott County, Kentucky. It is one of 7 former communities in Elliott County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 49th among the 101 Kentucky counties with a vanished settlement on record.
The U.S. Geological Survey lists Gomez as a historical populated place on the Willard 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 38.1672° N, 82.9703° W.
Key facts
| USGS quadrangle | Willard |
|---|---|
| Elevation | 728 ft |
| Nearest living town | Sandy Hook, KY |
| Distance to it | 9.7 miles |
| GNIS feature ID | 2337152 |
| Coordinates | 38.16722, -82.97028 |
What's there now
Gomez is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Sandy Hook, KY (population 542), about 9.7 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 728 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.
Nearby places
- Antiochghost town · Carter County · 2.4 mi
- Lick Creekghost town · Lawrence County · 4 mi
- Blaines Traceghost town · Elliott County · 4.8 mi
- Cliftyghost town · Carter County · 5.2 mi
- Davy Runghost town · Carter County · 7.2 mi
- Brammer Gapghost town · Lawrence County · 8.3 mi
- Cam Creekghost town · Lawrence County · 9.8 mi
- Rossghost town · Carter County · 11.9 mi
- The Cross Roadsghost town · Carter County · 12.3 mi
- Clay Forkghost town · Elliott County · 12.4 mi
- Elm Groveghost town · Lawrence County · 12.5 mi
- Shady Groveghost town · Elliott County · 12.5 mi
Questions
Where is Gomez?
Gomez is in Elliott County, Kentucky, at 38.1672, -82.9703.
How many ghost towns are in Elliott County?
Elliott County, Kentucky has 7 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.
- USGS Geographic Names Information System (Domestic Names) — GNIS Domestic Names, feature record (public-domain)
- 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.