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Welcome to Meadow Lawn ...

Meadow Lawn is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Meadow Lawn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Meadow Lawn is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Meadow Lawn (for example, toward Cannelton (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Meadow Lawn: 502

Communities Also Named Meadow Lawn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Meadow Lawn - they are located in Alabama and Ohio.

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

Communities near Meadow Lawn ...

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

  • Louisville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jeffersonville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Radcliff
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • 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>
  • Clarksville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Shively
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Washington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • 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>
  • Shepherdsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
    • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
  • Hillview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • 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 Meadow Lawn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Meadow Lawn.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Meadow Lawn ...

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

Adding Meadow Lawn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Meadow Lawn post office opened in 1893.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Meadow Lawn.

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 Meadow Lawn - 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/