Welcome to Flaherty ...

Flaherty is located in Meade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Flaherty, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Flaherty is 770 feet [235 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Flaherty (for example, toward Irvington), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The telephone area code for Flaherty: (270)

Communities near Flaherty ...

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

• Elizabethtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <3>
• Radcliff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radcliff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radcliff
  • Radcliff is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radcliff <3>
• Vine Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vine Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vine Grove
  • Vine Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,554 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vine Grove <3>
• Brandenburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brandenburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandenburg
  • Brandenburg is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brandenburg <3>
• Lebanon Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lebanon Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon Junction
  • Lebanon Junction is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,970 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon Junction <3>
• Irvington
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Breckinridge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,192 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <3>
• Muldraugh
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muldraugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muldraugh
  • Muldraugh is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 981 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Muldraugh <3>
• West Point
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in Hardin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <3>
• Ekron
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
  • Ekron is located in Meade County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
• Mauckport
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauckport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauckport
  • Mauckport is located in Harrison County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mauckport <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 Flaherty. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Flaherty.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Flaherty ...

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

Adding Flaherty to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Flaherty post office opened in 1883.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Flaherty.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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