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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>

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).

The telephone area code for Southville: (502)

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
  • Shelbyville
  • Lawrenceburg
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
    • Lawrenceburg lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the east of Southville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
    • 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 Google Maps centered on Lawrenceburg
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg<5>
  • Simpsonville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
    • Simpsonville lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<4> to the northwest of Southville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Simpsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Simpsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville<5>
  • Eminence
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
    • Eminence lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north of Southville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
    • 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 Google Maps centered on Eminence
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence<5>
  • Taylorsville
  • Bloomfield
  • Pleasureville
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
    • Pleasureville lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the north of Southville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasureville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Pleasureville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville<5>
  • Smithfield
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
    • Smithfield lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<4> to the north of Southville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
    • 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 Google Maps centered on Smithfield
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield<5>
  • Fairfield
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
    • Fairfield lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southwest of Southville.
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 113 people
    • 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 Google Maps centered on Fairfield

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 that we've found for Southville was the Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Southville in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Southville.

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/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Southville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Southville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.1101, Longitude: -85.1819       In this case, the coordinates for Southville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

 

 

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