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: 
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
502-348-1800
Judge's Secretary
502-348-1800
Occupational Tax Admin
502-348-1802
Treasurer
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
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