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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Bullitt County, founded in December 1796, is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky located in the far western Bluegrass region known as the Knobs, with an area of . The population was 74,319 in the 2010 Census. Just south of the city of Louisville, part of the Louisville metropolitan area commonly known as Kentuckiana, the county is home to several commuter towns including the cities of Hillview, Lebanon Junction, Mount Washington and Shepherdsville - the county seat. The western fifth of the county is reserved for military training as part of the United States Army post of Fort Knox.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1797 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1797 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1797 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1797 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1797 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1800 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1854 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1800 | 3,542
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| 1810 | 4,311
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| 1820 | 5,831
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| 1830 | 5,652
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| 1840 | 6,334
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| 1850 | 6,774
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| 1860 | 7,289
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| 1870 | 7,781
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| 1880 | 8,521
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| 1890 | 8,291
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| 1900 | 9,602
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| 1910 | 9,487
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| 1920 | 9,328
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| 1930 | 8,868
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| 1940 | 9,511
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| 1950 | 11,349
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| 1960 | 15,726
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| 1970 | 26,090
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| 1980 | 43,346
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| 1990 | 47,567
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kybullit/
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