Nelson

Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,738. Its county seat is Bardstown. Nelson County comprises the Bardstown, KY Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the --, KY- Combined Statistical Area.
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Wikipedia
  • Type: County with 46,700 residents
  • Description: county in Kentucky, United States
  • Also known as: “Nelson County”, “Nelson County, Kentucky”, “Nelson County, KY”, “Nelson County, Ky.”, “Nelson ilçesi, Kentucky”, “Nelson ilçesi, KY”, “Nelson ilçesi, Ky.”, and “Okrožje Nelson”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Basilica of St. Joseph Proto-Cathedral and Samuels Field.

Church
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Basilica of Saint Joseph Proto-Cathedral…

Aerodrome
is a public use located two…

Museum
Photo: Bedford, Public domain.
The National Civil War Battles of the Western Theater…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bardstown and Nazareth.

is a city in the , located 40 miles southeast of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community and a historic…

Nelson

Latitude
37.8078° or 37° 48′ 28″ north
Longitude
-85.4742° or 85° 28′ 27″ west
Population
46,700
Elevation
640 feet (195 metres)
Open location code
869PRG5G+48
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316958745
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4302277
Wiki­data ID
Q594313
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Nelson” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Nelson County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة نيلسون”
  • Armenian: “Նելսոն շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Nelson”
  • Basque: “Nelson konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Nelson County, Kentucky”
  • Bavarian: “Nelson County”
  • Bishnupriya: “নেলসন কাউন্টি, কেন্টাকি”
  • Bishnupriya: “নেলসন কাউন্টি”
  • Bosnian: “Okrug Nelson”
  • Bulgarian: “Нелсън”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Nelson”
  • Cebuano: “Nelson County”
  • Chechen: “Нельсон (гуо, Кентукки)”
  • Chechen: “Нельсон”
  • Chinese: “納爾遜縣”
  • Dutch: “Nelson County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Nelson”
  • Estonian: “Nelsoni maakond”
  • Finnish: “Nelsonin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Nelson”
  • French: “Comté de Nelson”
  • Ganda: “Nelson County, Kentucky”
  • Ganda: “Nelson County”
  • Georgian: “ნელსონის ოლქი”
  • German: “Nelson County”
  • Gilaki: “نلسون ٚ شأرستان (کنتاکي)”
  • Gilaki: “نلسون ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Νέλσον”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Νέλσον”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז נלסון”
  • Hungarian: “Nelson megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Nelson”
  • Italian: “contea di Nelson”
  • Italian: “Contea di Nelson”
  • Japanese: “ネルソン”
  • Japanese: “ネルソン郡”
  • Korean: “넬슨군”
  • Low German: “Nelson County”
  • Mazanderani: “نلسون شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Nelson Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nelson Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nelson County”
  • Norwegian: “Nelson County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان نلسن، کنتاکی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان نلسن”
  • Persian: “شهرستان نلسون”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Nelson”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Nelson”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Nelson”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Nelson, Kentucky”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Nelson”
  • Russian: “Нельсон”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Nelson”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Nelson County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Нелсон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nelson County, Kentucky”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nelson County”
  • Slovenian: “Nelson County”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نلسون بؤلگه‌سی، کنتاکی”
  • Spanish: “condado de Nelson”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Nelson”
  • Swedish: “Nelson County, Kentucky”
  • Swedish: “Nelson County”
  • Tatar: “Нельсон (округ, Кентуки)”
  • Tatar: “Нельсон”
  • Tumbuka: “Nelson County, Kentucky”
  • Tumbuka: “Nelson County”
  • Turkish: “Nelson County, Kentucky”
  • Turkish: “Nelson ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Нелсон”
  • Urdu: “نیلسن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Urdu: “نیلسن کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Nelson”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Nelson, Kentucky”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Nelson”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Nelson, Kentucky”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Nelson”
  • Welsh: “Nelson County, Kentucky”
  • Welsh: “Nelson County”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیلسن کاؤنٹی، کینٹکی”
  • Western Panjabi: “نیلسن کاؤنٹی”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Bourbon Springs and Cravens.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Nelson County Public Library and Anatok.

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Worth a closer look: Frankfort and Louisville.

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