County Judge/Executive Dean Watts	Nelson County PO Box 578 1 Court Square, 2nd Floor Bardstown, KY 40004 Phone: 502-348-1800 Fax: 502-348-1873 Web Site:  www.nelsoncountyky.com
Nelson County was formed in 1785. It is located in the Western Knobs region of the state. The elevation in the county ranges from 390 to 1090 feet above sea level. In 2004, the county population was 40,406 in a land area of 422 square miles. The county seat is Bardstown.

Courthouse
County Judge/Executive	Dean Watts	502-348-1800
Judge's Secretary	Greta S. Cecil	502-348-1800
Occupational Tax Admin	Teresa Haffner	502-348-1802
Treasurer	Betty King	502-348-1804
Sheriff	Mike Newton 210 Nelson Co. Plaza	502-348-1840
County Court Clerk	Phyllis S. Mattingly 1 Court Square, 2nd Floor Ave.	502-348-1820
County Attorney	John Samuel Kelley 202 E. Stephen Foster Ave.	502-348-1850
Circuit Clerk	Diane Thompson 200 Nelson Co. Plaza	502-348-3648
DES Director	Joe Osborne	502-249-1795
PVA	Barbara Tichenor 1 Court Square, 2nd Floor Ave.	502-348-1810
Jailer	Dorcas Figg 810 W. Stephen Foster	502-348-1860
Coroner	H. Field Houghlin PO Box 10	502-252-8321
Fiscal Court
District 1:	Maynard Wimsatt 227 St. Thomas Court Bardstown, KY 40004	502-348-0654
District 2:	Sam D. Hutchins 542 Greer Lane Bardstown, KY 40004	502-348-2352
District 3:	Bernard Ice 2165 Bellwood Road Bardstown, KY 40004	502-348-6170
District 4:	Tim Hutchins 3945 New Shepherdsville Rd. Bardstown, KY 40004	502-249-0816
District 5:	Jerry Hahn 6050 Plum Run Road Bloomfield, KY 40008	502-252-5787