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History · Maryhill Estates

Maryhill Estates dates to 1963

Most of Maryhill Estates was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1964. Below: maps from 1905 on and the census since 1970.

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How Maryhill Estates began

When was Maryhill Estates founded?

1963

Maryhill Estates dates its founding to 1963 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1970.

First census: 211 in 19702020 census: 18563 years
Founding year: Wikidata.

What stands out about Maryhill Estates’ 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 Maryhill Estates are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19058 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1993. Watch Maryhill Estates change.Old housesHalf of Maryhill Estates’ homes were built before 1964.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Maryhill Estates’s history is told.

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On the map

Maryhill Estates on the map, 1905 to 1993

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

Maryhill Estates on the 1905 USGS mapMaryhill Estates on the 1912 USGS mapMaryhill Estates on the 1937 USGS mapMaryhill Estates on the 1946 USGS mapMaryhill Estates on the 1960 USGS mapMaryhill Estates on the 1971 USGS mapMaryhill Estates on the 1982 USGS mapMaryhill Estates on the 1993 USGS map1905Prospect 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 Maryhill Estates.

The story so far

Maryhill Estates, in brief

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

Maryhill Estates is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Maryhill Estates had a population of 185. Maryhill Estates incorporated in 1963 and was developed in the early 1960s. Developer John A. Walser purchased the land from the Archdiocese of Louisville after World War II and named the development after the Virgin Mary. It is one of numerous small cities in Jefferson County which have resisted annexation or merger. Merger with nearby St. Matthews or Windy Hills has been discussed but not pursued.

Maryhill Estates was established in 1963. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 179 to 185 (+3%).

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

By decade

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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

Maryhill Estates, census by census

0100200198020002020Peak: 225

Between 175 and 225 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Maryhill Estates’ Wikipedia page.

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

St. Matthews5 historic placesC+Windy HillsIts storyD−

Questions about Maryhill Estates’ history

What year was Maryhill Estates founded?

In 1963, according to Wikidata. the census of 1970 counted 211 people here.

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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 and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.