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Welcome to Normandy ...

Normandy is located in Spencer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Normandy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.

Normandy is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Normandy: 502

Communities Also Named Normandy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Normandy - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Normandy ...

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

  • Jeffersontown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Matthews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lyndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
  • Hillview
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglass Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
  • Crestwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurstbourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurstbourne is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurstbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,397 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 Normandy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Normandy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Normandy ...

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

Adding Normandy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Normandy 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 (so far) for Normandy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Normandy post office opened in 1881. The Normandy post office closed in 1949.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Normandy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Spencer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Normandy - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/