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Welcome to Veachland ...

Veachland is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veachland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1943.

Veachland is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Veachland: 502

Communities near Veachland ...

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

  • Frankfort
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • La Grange
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Middletown
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Douglass Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Douglass Hills is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,714 people
  • Crestwood
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Simpsonville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Eminence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Anchorage
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Orchard Grass Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Grass Hills is located in Oldham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Grass Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,786 people
  • Pewee Valley
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veachland ...

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

Adding Veachland to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Veachland post office opened in 1943. The Veachland post office closed in 1959.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veachland.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around Veachland - 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/