Welcome to O'Bannon ...

O'Bannon is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of O'Bannon, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

O'Bannon is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for O'Bannon: 502

Communities Also Named O'Bannon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named O'Bannon - it's located in Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for O'Bannon.

Communities near O'Bannon ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near O'Bannon.

• Louisville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisville
  • From O'Bannon to Louisville
• Jeffersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jeffersonville
  • From O'Bannon to Jeffersonville
• New Albany
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Albany
  • From O'Bannon to New Albany
• Jeffersontown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jeffersontown
  • From O'Bannon to Jeffersontown
• Clarksville
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shelbyville
  • From O'Bannon to Shelbyville
• Shively
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shively
  • From O'Bannon to Shively
• Mount Washington
  (17 miles [27.4 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>
• Lyndon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for O'Bannon ...

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

Adding O'Bannon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of O'Bannon 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 O'Bannon was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found O'Bannon on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for O'Bannon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

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