Welcome to Southville ...

Southville is located in Shelby County<1>.

The location of Southville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Southville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

Southville is 820 feet [250 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Southville lies within the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Southville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Southville - they are located in Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York and Nova Scotia.

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

Communities near Southville ...

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

• Frankfort
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Shelbyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • 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 <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <4>
• Simpsonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <4>
• Eminence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <4>
• Taylorsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <4>
• Bloomfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,083 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Pleasureville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <4>
• Smithfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <4>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Nelson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 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 Southville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Southville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Southville ...

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

Adding Southville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Southville post office opened in 1839.

We also found Southville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Southville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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