Lyndon, Kentucky 2025

Lyndon is a city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,021 at the 2010 census.

Lyndon has a total area of 12.6 square miles, all of which is land. The city is bounded on the north by the Ohio River and the city of Louisville, on the east by Middletown, on the south by Anchorage and hurstbourne, and on the west by downtown Louisville.

Lyndon is served by two major highways: Interstate 264 and Interstate 64. Lyndon Station, now called the Lyndon History Center, was a train depot on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. It was named for the local Lyndon family, who were early settlers in the area. Lyndon is home to the original Walden Theatre, one of the oldest continuously operating children's theatres in the United States.

In June of every year, Lyndon hosts a city-wide yard sale. Businesses and private citizens alike set up shop to sell old to new wares and home-cooked foods of every variety. There is a festival atmosphere and an old-fashioned, small-town, holler-friendly vibe enjoyed by all.

Lyndon hosts the Lyndon Craft Beer Festival. Held at the Lyndon City Park, tickets include unlimited sampling of 125 + craft beers, live music, barrel-aged beer tent, l LouiEatz food truck village, and a VIP area. Portion of the proceeds will benefit the Lyndon City Police Department's community outreach and the Shively Area Ministries food pantry.

Lyndon's got plenty of happy hours, local restaurants, and lots of other special food events, too.

As the third largest city in Kentucky, Lyndon offers a wealth of attractions including first-class museums, historic sites, and natural areas.

Kentucky's largest city, Louisville, located just north of Lyndon, offers many things to do and places to explore.

Lyndon is in Jefferson County, named for the third U.S. president, Thomas Jefferson, who helped make the original treaty with the Indians of the region. It was one of the nine counties that made up the Indiana Territory of Virginia, created in 1801.

U.S. President Zachary Taylor was born near Lyndon in 1784. President Taylor lived in Louisville, across the Ohio River from Lyndon, and lived in what is now the suburb of the city that bears his name, Taylor's Station.