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Welcome to Jericho ...

Jericho is located in Larue County<1>.

Jericho is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Codes for Jericho: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Jericho ...

While we believe that this Jericho is located in Larue County, we know of another 4 Kentucky communities named Jericho. Those communities are located in the following counties: Grant, Henry, Morgan and Russell County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 42 communities that are also named Jericho - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana (2), Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey (2), New York (4), North Carolina, Ohio (3), Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Texas (2), Utah, Vermont (2), Virginia (2), Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Jericho ...

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

  • Elizabethtown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hodgenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Greensburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • New Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Loretto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Upton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Sonora
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Bonnieville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Mary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Raywick
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Jericho ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Larue, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Jericho - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Jericho area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Jericho area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.