Welcome to Mount Eden ...

Mount Eden is located in Spencer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mount Eden, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1827.

A typical abbreviation for Mount Eden: Mt. Eden

Mount Eden is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Mount Eden is located in the (502) area code.

The ZIP code for Mount Eden: 40046<3>

Communities Also Named Mount Eden ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Mount Eden: This one is located in Spencer County and the other is located in Shelby County.

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

Communities near Mount Eden ...

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

• Frankfort
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Shelbyville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Simpsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Taylorsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Willisburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willisburg
  • Willisburg is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willisburg <4>
• Fairfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
• Harrisonville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisonville
  • Harrisonville is located in Shelby County
• Glensboro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glensboro
  • Glensboro is located in Anderson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mount Eden ...

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

Adding Mount Eden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mount Eden 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 Mount Eden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Mount Eden post office opened in 1827.

We also found Mount Eden in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mount Eden.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/