Sardis, Kentucky

Sardis is a home rule-class city in Mason and Robertson counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky.

U.S. Route 62 passes through the center of town, leading northeast 17 miles (27 km) to Maysville, the Mason County seat, and west 5 miles (8 km) to Mount Olivet, the Robertson County seat.

[1] Sardis sits on a ridge which drains north to Smith Branch and Shannon Creek, a tributary of the North Fork of the Licking River; and south to Five Lick Creek, a tributary via Johnson Creek of the main stem of the Licking River, which flows northwest to the Ohio River at Covington.

The Mason County portion of Sardis is part of the Maysville micropolitan area.

There were 14.3% of families and 31.6% of the population living below the poverty line, including 40.0% of under eighteens and 36.0% of those over 64.

Location of Mason County, Kentucky
Location of Robertson County, Kentucky