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History · Blue Ridge Manor

Blue Ridge Manor dates to 1964

Most of Blue Ridge Manor was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1987. Below: maps from 1907 on and the census since 1970.

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How Blue Ridge Manor began

When was Blue Ridge Manor founded?

1964

Blue Ridge Manor dates its founding to 1964 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 577 in 19702020 census: 79162 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.

What stands out about Blue Ridge Manor’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Blue Ridge Manor are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19076 editions of the USGS map, 1907 to 1994. Watch Blue Ridge Manor change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Blue Ridge Manor’s history is told.

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On the map

Blue Ridge Manor on the map, 1907 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Blue Ridge Manor. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Blue Ridge Manor on the 1907 USGS mapBlue Ridge Manor on the 1951 USGS mapBlue Ridge Manor on the 1960 USGS mapBlue Ridge Manor on the 1971 USGS mapBlue Ridge Manor on the 1982 USGS mapBlue Ridge Manor on the 1994 USGS map1907Louisville sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Blue Ridge Manor.

The story so far

Blue Ridge Manor, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Blue Ridge Manor yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Blue Ridge Manor is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1964. The population was 767 at the 2010 census, up from 623 at the 2000 census. The population grew to 788 people in the year 2020. It has a general park known as Hardesty Park.

Blue Ridge Manor was established in 1964. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 767 to 791 (+3%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Blue Ridge Manor, census by census

0200400600800198020002020Peak: 791

Between 465 and 791 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Blue Ridge Manor’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Blue Ridge Manor

Nobody well known was born in Blue Ridge Manor itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Joan OsborneAmerican singer and songwriter · b. 1962
Virginia PearsonAmerican stage and film actress · b. 1886
Lawrence WetherbyAmerican politician · b. 1908
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Patty HillUnited States educator and songwriter · b. 1868
Edward Y. ParsonsAmerican politician · b. 1842
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Frank PearceAmerican baseball player · b. 1905
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Jeffersontown9 historic placesB−Douglass HillsIts storyD−SycamoreIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Blue Ridge Manor’s history

What year was Blue Ridge Manor founded?

In 1964, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1970 counted 577 people here.

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.