| When | Clerk | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1797 - Mar 1803 | Thomas Speed | First Clerk. |
| Apr 1803 - Mar 1815 | Fredrick W. S. Grayson | See Bullitt Memories article. |
| Apr 1816 - Jun 1821 | James Halbert | |
| Jul 1821 - Mar 1826 | George F. Pope | (1782-1840) |
| Apr 1826 - Oct 1850 | Noah C. Summers | See Bullitt Memories article. |
| Oct 1850 - Aug 1861 | Robert F. Samuels | (Buried in Shep. Cemetery in 1861. Ardent Union man) |
| Oct 1861 - Mar 1866 | Charles R. Samuels | (Son of Robert. Died March 1866 at age of not quite 32. Buried Shep. Cemetery near his father) |
| Mar 1866 - Sep 1874 | R. J. Meyler | Moved to Bullitt County from Pennsylvania in 1860 as a school teacher. Harassed for being from the North, but succeeded in election for both County Attorney and County School Superintendent. Moved to Bowling Green in 1874, there becoming a wealthy distiller) |
| Sept 1874 - 1890 | E. W. "Dock" Hall | (was born and raised in Mt. Washington) |
| 26 Aug 1890 - 18 Nov 1892 | William H. Ridgway | Elected Bullitt County Court Clerk at the August 1890 election. He was sworn in and took office on 26 Aug 1890. [BC Court Order Book M, page 383]. Died of Typhoid Fever on 18 Nov 1892. |
| 19 Nov 1892 - Nov 1893 | R. F. Hays | Appointed to serve remainder of Ridgway's term of office. |
| Nov 1893 - Jan 1895 | E. E. McCormick | |
| 1895 - Dece 1909 | W. B. Tilden | |
| Jan 1910 - Dec 1929 | Lindsey Ridgway | Brother of William H. Ridgway. See Bullitt Memories article. |
| Jan 1930 - 17 Jan 1932 | E. E. McCormick | Served as deputy clerk under Tilden and Lindsey Ridgway. He died on 17 Jan 1932. |
| Jan 1932 - Nov 1932 | Frank T. Harned | Appointed to serve remainder of McCormick's term. |
| Nov 1932 - 1941 | Tommy Wilson | Brady Mooney was an assistant to Wilson. |
| 1942 - 1973 | T. L. Cook | See Bullitt Memories article. |
| 1974 - 1997 | Nina (Troutman) Mooney | See Bullitt Memories article. |
| Aug 1997 - Dec 2006 | Nora McCawley | |
| Jan 2007 - Jan 2027 | Kevin Mooney | retired |
| Jan 2027 - | Debra Johnson |
This list of Bullitt County Clerks is provided by the Bullitt County History Museum. It was last updated on 30 Oct 2026. More information is on file at the Bullitt County History Museum.
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