Welcome to Ballardsville ...

Ballardsville is located in Oldham County<1>.

The location of Ballardsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ballardsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Ballardsville is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Ballardsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Ballardsville: (502)

Communities Also Named Ballardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Ballardsville: This one is located in Oldham County and the other is located in Jefferson County.

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

Communities near Ballardsville ...

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

• Jeffersontown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Shelbyville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lyndon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• La Grange
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Grange
  • La Grange is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,081 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Grange <4>
• Charlestown
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>
• Middletown
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middletown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,898 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Douglass Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Douglass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
  • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
• Crestwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crestwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestwood
  • Crestwood is located in Oldham County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crestwood <4>
• Prospect
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
  • Prospect is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,918 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>

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 Ballardsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Ballardsville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Ballardsville. 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 Ballardsville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ballardsville ...

Looking for more information about Ballardsville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Ballardsville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Ballardsville.

Adding Ballardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ballardsville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Ballardsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Ballardsville post office opened in 1825.

We also found Ballardsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ballardsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ballardsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Oldham County: www.oldhamcounty.net/

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/