Wilderness Road in Bullitt/Jefferson Counties

From his research, Robert McDowell became an authority on the location of the Wilderness Road as it passed through Bullitt and Jefferson Counties on its way to the Falls of the Ohio River. He wrote about the road in 1962 for The Courier-Journal Magazine and again later in 1967 for The Louisville Magazine.

The following map is constructed by using Mr. McDowell's statements in those two writings, and what he had to say in his comments to the Filson Club about Bullitt's Lick and the other settlements of Bullitt County.

The map shows the approximate path of the Wilderness Road, and marks specific places along the trace with special significance. You may locate the places listed to the right of the map by hovering the cursor over the place name. Clicking on the place name will bring up a cloud window with additional information.

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This page was last modified on 20 May 2010 .