Nelson County Kentucky - Government Site
Population: 42,102
Area: 423 square miles
County Seat: Bardstown
Area Code(s) in use: 502
Time Zone: EST
Adjacent counties:
Anderson Bullitt Hardin Larue Marion Spencer Washington
Airport
Greene County Parachute Center Airport, Samuels Field, Samuels Springs Airport
Cape
Cooney Neck, Newton Point
Cemetery
Bardstown Cemetery, Beeler-Vittitow Cemetery, Fairfield Cemetery, Greenwell Cemetery, Highview Cemetery, Holy Trinity Cemetery, Johnson Cemetery, Little Brick Cemetery, Maple Grove Cemetery, Marshall Cemetery, Montgomery Cemetery, Mount Moriah Cemetery, Poplar Flats Cemetery, Pottinger Cemetery, Price Cemetery, Saint Ann Cemetery, Saint Gregorys Cemetery, Saint Josephs Cemetery, Saint Michaels Cemetery, Saint Vincent De Paul Cemetery, Sutherland Cemetery, Vowles Cemetery, Wilkinson Cemetery
Church
Abbey of Our Lady of Gethsemani, Beech Grove Church, Big Springs Church, Campground Church, Cedar Creek Church, Chaplin Fork Church, Cox Creek Church, Fairmount Church, Green Chapel, Highview Church, Icetown Church, Nelson Church, New Salem Church, Rolling Fork Church, Saint Mark Church, Saint Thomas Church, Temple Hill Church, Walkers Chapel, Wickland Church
Civil
Nelson County
Lake
Barton Lake, Eagle Lake, Hurricane Hills Lake
Locale
Early Times, Henpeck
Park
My Old Kentucky Home State Park
Pillar
Pinnacle
Populated Place
Balltown, Bardstown, Bellwood, Bloomfield, Blue Gap, Boston, Botland, Bourbon Springs, Chaplin, Coxs Creek, Cravens, Culvertown, Deatsville, East Bardstown, Fairfield, Gethsemane, Greenbrier, Highgrove, Howardstown, Hunters, Lenore, Nazareth, Nelsonville, New Haven, New Hope, Samuels, Stiles, Withrow, Woodlawn
Post Office
Bardstown Post Office
Reservoir
Johnson Lake, Sympson Lake
Ridge
Backbone Ridge, Cecil Ridge, Devils Backbone, Holt Ridge, Indian Grave Ridge, Turkey Ridge
School
Bethlehem High School, Brown Junior High School, Cox Creek School, Highgrove School, Nazareth College and Academy, Saint Gregorys School, Saint Josephs Preparatory School, Saint Monica School, Salem Academy (historical), Wimsatt School
Spring
Miller Spring
Stream
Bear Creek, Beech Fork, Birdtown Branch, Buffalo Creek, Bull Run, Camp Charity Creek, Cane Run, Cane Run, Caney Fork, Cedar Creek, Chaplin Fork, Chaplin River, Davis Run, East Fork Simpson Creek, Froman Creek, Gilkey Run, Hinkle Creek, Hunters Creek, Jessie Run, Kimbly Run, Landing Run, Lasley Run, Levy Creek, Lick Creek, Little Terrapin Run, Long Run, Lunar Creek, McCan Branch, Mill Creek, Monks Creek, Murray Run, Nealy Run, Plum Run, Pottinger Creek, Price Creek, Quirks Branch, Rattlesnake Run, Riddle Branch, Rolling Fork Slough, Rowan Creek, Samuels Creek, Snake Run, Stevens Run, Stony Run, Sugar Camp Run, Sulphur Lick Creek, Sweazy Creek, Tewell Creek, Town Creek, Trace Creek, Vittitow Creek, Water Run, West Fork Cox Creek, West Fork Simpson Creek, Wilson Creek, Withrow Creek, Younger Creek
Summit
Barnes Knob, Blue Gap Knob, Brown Knob, Bull Run Knob, Cambron Knob, Carter Knob, Forty Acre Knob, Gap Hill, Ice Knob, Keith Knob, Miller Knob, Mount Pisgah, Nall Hill, Pine Lick Knob, Potato Hill Knob, Round Knob, Round Knob, Strang Knob, Troutman Knob, Vineyard Knob, Watson Knob, Wolf Knob
Tower
WBRT-AM (Bardstown), WOKH-FM (Bardstown)
Valley
Big Lick Hollow, Coon Hollow, Keith Hollow, Old Coon Hollow, Potts Hollow, Salt Spring Hollow, Spooky Hollow
| Race | Population |
| White |  39,251 |
| Black | 2,202 |
| Asian | 324 |
| Mixed | 269 |
| American Indian | 49 |
| Hawaiian & Pacific Islander | 7 |
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