Why visit Lyndon
Townapedia lists 16 museums and landmarks, 9 parks and trails, 79 places to eat and 7 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Bellevoir-Ormsby Village, Central State Hospital, A.B. Sawyer Park and Hardesty Park.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 88°F; January lows average 27°F.
Weather in Lyndon
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Lyndon
Lyndon is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Lyndon had a population of 11,008.
From the Wikipedia article Lyndon, Kentucky (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks16
Bellevoir-Ormsby Village
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.7 mi
Historic house in Kentucky, United States
Central State Hospital
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
Hospital in Kentucky, United States
Dr. John Lewis House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.4 mi
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in St. Matthews, Kentucky
Hausgen House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
Historic house in Kentucky, United States
James Thompson House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.2 mi
Historic house in Anchorage, Kentucky, United States
Nash-McDonald House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.3 mi
Anchorage, Kentucky, NRHP-listed
Oxmoor Farm
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.0 mi
Estate in Louisville, Kentucky
Presbyterian Manse
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.3 mi
Rectory in Anchorage, Kentucky
Ridgeway
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Historic house listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Jefferson County
Robert May House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
House in Anchorage, Kentucky
Shallcross
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Historic house in Kentucky, United States
Theodore Brown House
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Historic house in Kentucky, United States
4 more on the map.
Parks, trails and playgrounds9
Hardesty Park
Park · 1.8 mi
Additional parking can be found at the rear of the Trinity Presbyterian Church.
sunrise-sunset
Restaurants and cafes79
El Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant
Restaurant · Mexican · 0.9 mi
10001 Forest Green Boulevard, Louisville
Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr-Sa 11:00-23:00; Su 11:00-21:00
Guaca Mole
Restaurant · Mexican · 1.1 mi
9921 Ormsby Station Road, Lyndon
Su 12:00-20:00; Mo-Th 11:00-21:00; Fr 11:00-22:00; Sa 12:00-22:00
The Capital Grille
Restaurant · Steak House · 1.7 mi
7600 Shelbyville Road, Louisville
Mo-Th 11:30-21:00; Fr 11:30-22:00; Sa 16:00-22:00; Su 16:00-21:00
ToGo Sushi
Restaurant · Sushi · 1.0 mi
700 Lyndon Lane, Lyndon
Mo-Th 11:00-20:30; Fr 11:00-21:00; Sa 16:30-21:00
Heavy plates
Restaurant · Seafood · 0.9 mi
605 Lyndon Lane, Louisville
Su-Fr 17:00-01:00; Sa 12:00-23:00
Selena's at Willow Lake Tavern
Restaurant · American, Seafood, Cajun · 2.0 mi
10609 La Grange Road, Louisville
Chuy's
Restaurant · Tex-Mex · 1.9 mi
104 Oxmoor Court, Louisville
Mo-Th 11:00-22:00; Fr,Sa 11:00-23:00
67 more on the map.
Where to stay7
Home2 Suites by Hilton Louisville East/Hurstbourne
Motel and hotel · 0.7 mi
1150 Forest Bridge Road, Louisville
SpringHill Suites - Louisville Hurstbourne/North
Motel and hotel · 1.0 mi
10101 Forest Green Boulevard, Lyndon
Homewood Suites Louisville East
Motel and hotel · 0.8 mi
9401 Hurstbourne Trace, Lyndon
History
The area is the home of Oxmoor Farm, the residence of Alexander Scott Bullitt, one of the drafters of Kentucky's first constitution.
At some point after 1865, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offered local landowner Alvin Wood connection to their network provided that he pay the costs of constructing the station and donate the land for the spur. He did so, and in 1871 the Lyndon depot began service. The town's etymology remains uncertain, although some connect it to Linn's Station and others to explorer William Linn.
The Bellevoir-Ormsby Village was built in 1867 and Kentucky Military Institute moved to the town in 1896. Central State Hospital is also near Lyndon.
In 1963, Lyndon's post office was subsumed by the Louisville system. Lyndon was incorporated soon after in order to avoid annexation by the neighboring city of St. Matthews.
From the History section of Lyndon, Kentucky on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship18
Middletown United Methodist Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 2.9 mi
Saint Albert the Great Catholic Church
Church · Roman Catholic · 1.9 mi
1395 Girard Drive, Graymoor/Devondale
Hurstbourne Baptist Church
Church · Baptist · 1.1 mi
8800 Shelbyville Road, Hurstbourne
John Knox Presbyterian Church
Church · Old Catholic · 1.4 mi
9104 Westport Road, Westwood
Our Savior Lutheran Church
Church · Lutheran · 1.3 mi
8305 Nottingham Parkway, Hurstbourne
Saint Thomas Episcopal Church
Church · Episcopal · 1.8 mi
9616 Westport Road, Louisville
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Church · Presbyterian · 1.6 mi
10200 Shelbyville Road, Blue Ridge Manor
Watkins United Methodist Church
Church · Methodist · 2.0 mi
9800 Westport Road, Louisville
Shopping16
Saraga International Grocery
Grocery · 1.0 mi
200 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Lyndon
Tienda Latinoamericana #2
Grocery · 1.9 mi
2813 North Hurstbourne Parkway, Louisville
Gas and EV charging6
Schools, colleges and libraries53
Healthcare7
Passport Health Louisville Travel Clinic
Clinic and pharmacy · 1.5 mi
320 Whittington Parkway, Louisville
Map of Lyndon
211 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 43°F | 27°F | 3.3 in |
| Feb | 48°F | 30°F | 3.3 in |
| Mar | 57°F | 38°F | 4.4 in |
| Apr | 69°F | 48°F | 4.7 in |
| May | 77°F | 57°F | 5.2 in |
| Jun | 85°F | 66°F | 4.7 in |
| Jul | 88°F | 69°F | 4.6 in |
| Aug | 87°F | 68°F | 3.5 in |
| Sep | 81°F | 60°F | 3.6 in |
| Oct | 69°F | 48°F | 3.6 in |
| Nov | 57°F | 38°F | 3.4 in |
| Dec | 46°F | 31°F | 3.9 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Louisville Bowman Fld (5 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
Jefferson County has had 19 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for severe storms.
- 2026-01-24: Severe Winter Storm (Winter Storm)
- 2025-04-24: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2025-04-03: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, And Flooding (Severe Storm)
- 2025-02-24: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
- 2025-02-16: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, And Landslides (Severe Storm)
- 2024-05-22: Severe Storms, Straight-Line Winds, Tornadoes, Landslides, And Mudslides (Severe Storm)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Bowman Field (LOU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 4 miles away.
- Plantation 1 mi north, about 2 min by car
- Hurstbourne 2 mi south, about 3 min by car
- Graymoor-Devondale 2 mi northwest, about 3 min by car
- Beechwood Village 2 mi west, about 4 min by car
- Douglass Hills 3 mi southeast, about 4 min by car
- St. Matthews 3 mi west, about 5 min by car
- Barbourmeade 3 mi north, about 4 min by car
- Anchorage 3 mi east, about 4 min by car
- St. Regis Park 3 mi southwest, about 5 min by car
- Windy Hills 3 mi west, about 5 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- LYNDONSTREETSCEEN, STONE8HENGE ( talk ), Public domain
- Zachary Taylor House 1, The original uploader was Bedford at English Wikipedia ., Public domain
- Ridgeway, Louisville, Jack Boucher, Public domain
- Von Allmen Dairy Farm House, Nyttend, Public domain
- Theodore Brown House Louisville KY Flickr, w.marsh (for both houses) on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
- Dr John Lewis House Flickr, w.marsh, CC BY 2.0
- Middletown UMC, front, Nyttend, Public domain
- Anchorage Presbyterian Manse, Nyttend, Public domain
- Oxmoor, Lester Jones, Public domain
- Shallcross, Anchorage, Nyttend, Public domain
- Nash-McDonald House, Nyttend, Public domain
- James Thompson House in Anchorage, Nyttend, Public domain
- ZacharyTaylorNationalCemetery, Joe Schneid, Louisville, Kentucky, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Bellevoir Louisville KY Flickr, w.marsh on Flickr, CC BY 2.0
- Southeast Christian Church, local louisville, CC BY 2.0
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