Welcome to Oldham ...

Oldham is located in Oldham County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Oldham, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Oldham is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Oldham: (502)

Communities Also Named Oldham ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Oldham - they are located in Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Nova Scotia, Ohio, South Dakota, Tennessee and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Oldham ...

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

• Madison
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Jefferson County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,750 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Lyndon
  (18 miles [29 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Sellersburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • 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 southwest)
  • 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>
• Carrollton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,806 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <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 Oldham. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oldham.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oldham ...

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

Adding Oldham to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Oldham 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 Oldham was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Oldham post office opened in 1880.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Oldham.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oldham. 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/