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Welcome to Ballardsville ...

Ballardsville is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Ballardsville is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

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 Jefferson County and the other is located in Oldham 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.

  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersontown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
  • Saint Matthews
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Shelbyville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shively
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
    • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <3>
  • Lyndon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ballardsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.