Local Wiki
Nelson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 6, 2026- Fiscal Court meets
- 1st Tuesday of each month at 9:00 AM; 3rd Tuesday at 6:00 PM.
- Meeting location
- Old Courthouse - Bernard E. Ice Meeting Room, One Court Square, 2nd Floor, Bardstown, KY 40004.
- County Clerk
- Jeanette Sidebottom · 113 East Stephen Foster Avenue, Bardstown, KY 40004 · (502) 348-1820 Option 7 (FAX (502) 348-1863)
- Agendas posted at
- https://nelsoncountyky.gov/fiscal-court/
- Fiscal Court
- Fiscal Court under the Magistrate system. County Judge/Executive: Tim Hutchins. Magistrates: Keith Metcalfe (D1), Adam Wheatley (D2), M.T. Harned (D3), Jeff Lear (D4), Jon Snow (D5).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
- Bardstown Independent · School District
- Nelson County · School District
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
- Bardstown (official website, opens in a new tab) · City
- Bloomfield · City
- Fairfield · City
- New Haven · City
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026