South
Kentucky
Jefferson

West Buechel

West Buechel is a home rule-class city in , , United States. The population was 1,230 at the 2010 census, down from 1,301 at the 2000 census.
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  • Type: Village with 1,390 residents
  • Description: human settlement in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States of America
  • Also known as: “West Buechel, Kentucky” and “West Buechel, KY”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Farmington and Bowman Field.

Historic site
Photo: Jack Boucher, Public domain.
, an 18-acre historic site in , was once the center of a hemp plantation owned by John and Lucy Speed. The 14-room, Federal-style brick plantation house was possibly based on a design by Thomas Jefferson and has several Jeffersonian architectural features.

Aerodrome
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is a public five miles southeast of downtown Louisville, in . The airport covers 426 acres and has two runways. is situated 2 miles north of West Buechel.

Nature reserve
Photo: Korall, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a way to create, improve, and maintain habitat for lepidopterans including butterflies, skippers, and moths. Butterflies have four distinct life stages—egg, larva, chrysalis, and adult. is situated 2½ miles west of West Buechel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buechel and Bon Air.

Hamlet
is a former census-designated place in , , United States. The population was 7,272 at the 2000 census. Since 2003, it has been part of the city of due to a merger between the city and Jefferson County's unincorporated areas.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood in eastern , United States. Its boundaries are I-264 to the north, Bardstown Road to the west, Furman Boulevard to the east, and subdivisions to the south.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of centered along Road and Indian Trail.

West Buechel

Latitude
38.19701° or 38° 11′ 49″ north
Longitude
-85.66329° or 85° 39′ 48″ west
Population
1,390
Elevation
479 feet (146 metres)
Open location code
86CP58WP+RM
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153441163
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4312983
Wiki­data ID
Q2037242
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Volapük—“West Buechel” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ويست بوتشيل”
  • Basque: “West Buechel”
  • Catalan: “West Buechel”
  • Cebuano: “West Buechel”
  • Chechen: “Вест-Бюхель”
  • Chinese: “West Buechel”
  • Chinese: “西布歇爾”
  • Danish: “West Buechel”
  • Dutch: “West Buechel”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “ويسانت بوتشيل”
  • French: “West Buechel”
  • German: “West Buechel”
  • Gilaki: “وست بوشل (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “وست بوشل”
  • Haitian: “West Buechel, Kentucky”
  • Haitian: “West Buechel”
  • Ido: “West Buechel, Kentucky”
  • Ido: “West Buechel”
  • Irish: “West Buechel”
  • Italian: “West Buechel”
  • Kazakh: “Вест Бучел”
  • Kirghiz: “Вест Бучел”
  • Ladin: “West Buechel”
  • Malagasy: “West Buechel, Kentucky”
  • Malagasy: “West Buechel”
  • Mazanderani: “وست بوچل”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “West Buechel”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “West Buechel”
  • Norwegian: “West Buechel”
  • Persian: “وست بوچل، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “وست بوچل”
  • Polish: “West Buechel”
  • Portuguese: “West Buechel”
  • Serbian: “West Buechel, Kentucky”
  • Serbian: “West Buechel”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Buechel, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “West Buechel”
  • South Azerbaijani: “وست بوچل، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “West Buechel”
  • Swedish: “West Buechel, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “West Buechel”
  • Tatar: “Вест-Бюхель”
  • Ukrainian: “Вест-Бюхель”
  • Uzbek: “West Buechel”
  • Volapük: “West Buechel”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Watterson Park and Bon Air Estates.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Powerhouse Louisville Church of God and First Alliance Church.

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