RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Kentucky >> Jefferson County >> KeenelandIndex...

Welcome to Keeneland ...

The city of Keeneland is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Keeneland is 670 feet [204 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Keeneland: 502

Communities Also Named Keeneland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Keeneland - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Keeneland ...

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

  • Louisville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersonville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • New Albany
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jeffersontown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Clarksville
    (11 miles [17.7 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
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Shively
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (15 miles [24.1 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>
  • Hillview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • 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 Keeneland. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Keeneland.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Keeneland ...

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

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 Keeneland - 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.