The Bullitt County History Museum

Today's Suggested Links

Today in 1819, Benjamin Stansbury purchased several original lots in the new town of Shepherdsville.
See who else was buying lots on this page.

Read about a deadly collision between a locomotive and two mules on this page.

This article is about four Bullitt County Clerks who each served twenty or more years in that office: Noah Summers, Lindsay Ridgway, T. L. Cook, and Nina Mooney. Read it on this page.

David Strange wrote about the Courthouse Bell Mystery on this page.

Read about the area known as the Wetwoods, and the path the Wilderness Road took through it on this page.

Read Samuel Nichol's 1842 Will on this page.



Photo Albums

We have a wide range of photos available on the museum web site, including the four albums displayed below; as well as others with links available on the Contents page.

Click here to view Main Album, for more pictures like this.

Click here to view the Burlyn Pike Album.

Click here to view the Mildred Bergen Album.

Click here to view the Tom Pack Album.


The Bullitt County History Museum, a service of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is located in the county courthouse at 300 South Buckman Street (Highway 61) in Shepherdsville, Kentucky. The museum, along with its research room, is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Saturday appointments are available by calling 502-921-0161 during our regular weekday hours. Admission is free. The museum, as part of the Bullitt County Genealogical Society, is a 501(c)3 tax exempt organization and is classified as a 509(a)2 public charity. Contributions and bequests are deductible under section 2055, 2106, or 2522 of the Internal Revenue Code. Page last modified: 13 Apr 2025 . Page URL: bullittcountyhistory.org/index.html