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Welcome to Griffytown ...

Griffytown is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Griffytown is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Griffytown: 502

Communities near Griffytown ...

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

  • Louisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • New Albany
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersontown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Saint Matthews
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Shelbyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Shively
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Mount Washington
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Hillview
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Griffytown ...

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

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 Griffytown - 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.