Welcome to Ballardsville ...
Ballardsville is located in Oldham County<1>.
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.<2>.
Time Zone: Ballardsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
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)
- 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.<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
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- 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.<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>
- La Grange
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Charlestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- 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.<4> 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 <3>
- 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.<4> 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)
- Prospect
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
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.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Oldham, 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |