Bullitt County, Kentucky Records

Bullitt County, Kentucky (Map It) was created on December 13, 1796 from Jefferson County and Nelson County. The county was named in honor of Alexander Scott Bullitt, Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky (1800–1804) .

Bullitt County is bordered by Jefferson County (north), Spencer County (east), Nelson County (southeast), Hardin County (southwest).

Bullitt County Cities and Towns include Brooks, Fox Chase, Hebron Estates, Hillview, Hunters Hollow, Lebanon Junction, Mount Washington, Pioneer Village, Shepherdsville.

A Map of Bullitt County, Kentucky contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Bullitt County, Kentucky Courthouse Records

The Bullitt County Courthouse is located in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. Learn More About State of Kentucky Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Bullitt county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Bullitt County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1797, Land Records from 1797 and Probate Records from 1797 - Will/Probate Record Request Form. The County Clerk has three main responsibilities. One is the recording of Land records, Probate records and Marriage Liscenses.
• Bullitt County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Court Records from 1797. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court has countywide jurisdiction over major civil and criminal cases, divorces, and appeals from inferior courts.
• Bullitt County Tax Information and Contacts. Some early tax schedules list watercourse, value and acreage of real estate, men over age twenty-one, young men between the ages of sixteen and twenty-one, slaves, and horses.
• Bullitt County Elected Officials

Bullitt County, Kentucky Census Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1800 (missing), 1810, 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820, Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Bullitt County, Kentucky Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Kentucky Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1911 to present
• Marriage and Divorce Records: from June 1958 to present
• Locations: Kentucky Office of Vital Statistics, Kentucky State Archives
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage or Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Office of Vital Statistics, Department for Public Health, Cabinet for Health and Family Services, 275 E. Main St., 1E-A, Frankfort, KY 40621.

Bullitt County, Kentucky Resources

• Bullitt County Genealogical Society
• Bullitt County Public Libraries
• Ancestral Trails Historical Society
• Bullitt County, Kentucky Message Boards

Bullitt County, Kentucky External Links

• Kentucky Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Bullitt County, Kentucky Books - Amazon
• Kentucky Vital Records Index
• Bullitt Co., Kentucky - FindaGrave
• Kentucky Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Bullitt County, KY History - The Kentucky Encyclopedia
• Bullitt County, Kentucky Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Kentucky (1794-1922)
• Bullitt Co. KYGenweb
• Bullitt County, Kentucky Ancestry Database Collections
• Bullitt County, Kentucky Military Records