Welcome to Valley Station ...

Valley Station is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Valley Station, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

A typical abbreviation for Valley Station: Valley Sta. (in Canada, 'Stn.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Valley Station is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Valley Station is within the boundaries of the (502) area code.

Communities Also Named Valley Station ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Valley Station - they are located in Alabama, Nova Scotia and Washington.

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

Communities near Valley Station ...

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

• Louisville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• New Albany
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Jeffersontown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <4>
• Clarksville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Shively
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
• Mount Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Valley Station ...

Looking for more information about Valley Station? 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 Valley Station, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Valley Station.

Adding Valley Station to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Valley Station post office opened in 1874.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Valley Station.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

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