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Welcome to Vine Grove Junction ...

Vine Grove Junction is located in Hardin County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Vine Grove Junction: Vine Grv. Jct. (or less commonly used: Vine Grv. Jctn.)

Vine Grove Junction is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Vine Grove Junction (for example, toward Irvington), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Vine Grove Junction: 270 & 364<3>

Communities near Vine Grove Junction ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Vine Grove Junction.

  • Elizabethtown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Shepherdsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Brandenburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lebanon Junction
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Irvington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Muldraugh
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • West Point
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Fox Chase
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Chase is located in Bullitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Chase
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 490 people
  • Ekron
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Ekron is located in Meade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ekron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Mauckport
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Vine Grove Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Vine Grove Junction.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Vine Grove Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Hardin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Vine Grove Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Vine Grove Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Vine Grove Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.