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Name | Nelson |
Alt names | Nelson | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
Type | County |
Coordinates | 37.8°N 85.467°W |
Located in | Kentucky, United States (1785 - ) |
See also | Breckinridge, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Bullitt, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Green, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hardin, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ohio, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Spencer, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Washington, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 48,065. Its county seat is Bardstown. Nelson County comprises the Bardstown, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Louisville/Jefferson County-Elizabethtown-Madison, KY-IN Combined Statistical Area.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1784 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1785 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1785 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1785 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1785 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1790 | 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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1852 | 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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1790 | 11,315
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1800 | 9,866
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1810 | 14,078
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1820 | 16,273
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1830 | 14,932
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1840 | 13,637
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1850 | 14,789
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1860 | 15,799
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1870 | 14,804
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1880 | 16,609
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1890 | 16,417
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1900 | 16,587
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1910 | 16,830
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1920 | 16,137
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1930 | 16,551
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1940 | 18,004
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1950 | 19,521
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1960 | 22,168
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1970 | 23,477
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1980 | 27,584
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1990 | 29,710
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Nelson County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.pastratracks.org/states/kentucky/nelson
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