Welcome to Visalia ...

The city of Visalia is located in Kenton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Visalia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1859.

Visalia is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Visalia: (859)

Communities Also Named Visalia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Visalia - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Visalia ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <3>
• Covington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <3>
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
• Independence
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <3>
• Norwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <3>
• Erlanger
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <3>
• Fort Thomas
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <3>
• Newport
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <3>
• Alexandria
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Alexandria is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>
• Madeira
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madeira have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madeira
  • Madeira is located in Hamilton County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madeira <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Visalia ...

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

Adding Visalia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Visalia post office opened in 1859.

We also found Visalia in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Visalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kenton County: www.kentoncounty.org/

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