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Welcome to South Park ...

South Park is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

A typical abbreviation for South Park: S. Park

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

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

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

Area Code for South Park: 502

Communities Also Named South Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named South Park - they are located in Alabama, California (4), Illinois (2), Indiana, Kansas (2), Louisiana (2), Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (3), South Carolina (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia (3) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near South Park ...

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

  • Louisville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersonville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • New Albany
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jeffersontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Clarksville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • 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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • 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>
  • Shively
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Washington
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Shepherdsville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <3>
  • Lyndon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • 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 South Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Park ...

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

Adding South Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Park 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 South Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Park post office opened in 1889.

We also found South Park in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Park.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around South Park - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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