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Welcome to Solitude ...

Solitude is located in Bullitt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Solitude, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.

Solitude is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Solitude: 502

Communities Also Named Solitude ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Solitude - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Solitude ...

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

  • Jeffersontown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Saint Matthews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mount Washington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bardstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Hillview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Middletown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Douglass Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
  • Hurstbourne
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Hurstbourne is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurstbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,397 people
  • Pioneer Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Pioneer Village is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,978 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 Solitude. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Solitude.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Solitude ...

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

Adding Solitude to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Solitude 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 Solitude was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Solitude post office opened in 1887. The Solitude post office closed in 1914.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Solitude.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Bullitt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Solitude - 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/