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Welcome to Shively ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shively, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shively has a population of 15,699 people<2> (see below for details).

Shively is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Shively: 502

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shively had an population of 15,699 people. This is an increase of 2.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.58% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shively had a population of 15,264 people. This makes Shively the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Shively represents 0.35% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 25th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 15,264 people, the population of Shively has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 15,157 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Shively.

Communities Also Named Shively ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Shively - they are located in California, Ohio and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Shively ...

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

  • Jeffersonville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • New Albany
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersontown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Clarksville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Saint Matthews
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Mount Washington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Shepherdsville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Lyndon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
  • Hillview
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillview have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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
  • Sellersburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
    • Sellersburg is located in Clark County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Shively. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Shively.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shively ...

Looking for more information about Shively? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Shively, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Shively.

Adding Shively to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Shively post office opened in 1897.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shively.

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Shively.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Shively - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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