Welcome to Waddy ...

Waddy is located in Shelby County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waddy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Waddy is 900 feet [274 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Waddy lies within the (502) area code.

The ZIP code for Waddy: 40076<4>

Communities near Waddy ...

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

• Frankfort
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Shelbyville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelbyville
  • Shelbyville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shelbyville <5>
• Lawrenceburg
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <5>
• Versailles
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <5>
• Simpsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simpsonville
  • Simpsonville is located in Shelby County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Simpsonville <5>
• Eminence
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eminence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
  • Eminence is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,566 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eminence <5>
• Taylorsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Spencer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,321 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <5>
• Pleasureville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
  • Pleasureville is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasureville <5>
• Smithfield
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
  • Smithfield is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
• Avenstoke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avenstoke
  • Avenstoke is located in Anderson County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waddy ...

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

Adding Waddy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Waddy 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 Waddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Waddy post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waddy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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