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Welcome to Veech ...

Veech is located in Shelby County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Veech, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Veech is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Veech: 502

Communities near Veech ...

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

  • Jeffersontown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Saint Matthews
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Shelbyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Mount Washington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lyndon
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <3>
  • Hillview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Hillview is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,192 people
  • Middletown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Douglass Hills
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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)
  • Hurstbourne
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hurstbourne is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurstbourne
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,397 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 Veech. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Veech.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Veech ...

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

Adding Veech to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Veech 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 Veech was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Veech.

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 Veech - 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.