Welcome to Worthington ...

Worthington is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Worthington, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Worthington is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Worthington: 502

Communities Also Named Worthington ...

While we believe that this Worthington is located in Jefferson County, we know of another 2 Kentucky communities named Worthington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Greenup and Henderson County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 18 communities that are also named Worthington - they are located in Florida (2), Indiana, Iowa, Maryland (2), Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Worthington ...

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

• Louisville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Louisville
  • From Worthington to Louisville
• Jeffersonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jeffersonville
  • From Worthington to Jeffersonville
• New Albany
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to New Albany
  • From Worthington to New Albany
• Jeffersontown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Jeffersontown
  • From Worthington to Jeffersontown
• Clarksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • 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
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Shelbyville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • 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 <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shelbyville
  • From Worthington to Shelbyville
• Shively
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shively
  • From Worthington to Shively
• Mount Washington
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Lyndon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 Worthington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Worthington.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worthington ...

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

Adding Worthington to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Worthington 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 Worthington was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Worthington.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Worthington. 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/