Welcome to Blue Grass ...

Blue Grass is located in Madison County<1>.

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

Blue Grass is 1,000 feet [305 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Blue Grass and travel east, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Blue Grass: (859)

Communities Also Named Blue Grass ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Blue Grass: This one is located in Madison County and the other is located in Fayette County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 8 communities that are also named Blue Grass - they are located in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia.

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

Communities near Blue Grass ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Nicholasville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <4>
• Winchester
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Berea
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
  • Berea is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <4>
• Wilmore
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <4>
• Keene
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>
• Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
  • Ford is located in Clark County
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stringtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Stringtown is located in Madison County
• Boonesboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonesboro
  • Boonesboro is located in Clark County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Grass ...

Looking for more information about Blue Grass? 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 Blue Grass, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Grass.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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