Welcome to Waverly Hills ...

Waverly Hills is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Waverly Hills, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1930.

Waverly Hills is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Waverly Hills (for example, toward Tell City (IN)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Waverly Hills: 502

Communities Also Named Waverly Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Waverly Hills - they are located in Florida and Virginia.

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

Communities near Waverly Hills ...

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

• Louisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
• Jeffersonville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <3>
• New Albany
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <3>
• Jeffersontown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <3>
• Clarksville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Clark County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
• Saint Matthews
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <3>
• Shively
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <3>
• Mount Washington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Washington
  • Mount Washington is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,907 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Washington <3>
• Shepherdsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherdsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherdsville
  • Shepherdsville is located in Bullitt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shepherdsville <3>
• Lyndon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <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 Waverly Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Waverly Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Waverly Hills ...

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

Adding Waverly Hills to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Waverly Hills post office opened in 1930.

We also found Waverly Hills in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Waverly Hills.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.loukymetro.org/

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