Place:Bardstown, Nelson, Kentucky, United States

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NameBardstown
Alt namesBairdstown
TypeCity
Coordinates37.816°N 85.463°W
Located inNelson, Kentucky, United States
Contained Places
Cemetery
New Salem-Baptist Church Cemetery
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Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 11,700 in the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County.

Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a land grant in 1785 in what was then Jefferson County, Virginia. William Bard surveyed and platted the town.[1] It was originally chartered as Baird's Town in 1788, and has been known as Beardstown, and Beards Town.[1] The production of bourbon whiskey is a major industry.

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