History · Spring Valley

Spring Valley’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Spring Valley. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Spring Valley is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. Spring Valley Estates, begun in 1964, remained an unincorporated area until September, 1983. At that time, the City of Spring Valley was established to provide services. The current mayor is Gerri Willis. The population was 654 at the 2010 census. Population has increased to 837 based on the 2020 census.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 654 to 675 (+3%). Half of its homes were built before 1968.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Spring Valley yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Spring Valley is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Spring Valley has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Dr. John Murray Farm in Murray Hill, 1.3 miles away.

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Dr. John Murray Farm’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Spring Valley?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Spring Valley’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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