The Bullitt County Enumeration Districts (ED) for the 1940 census were numbered from 15-1 through 15-11 inclusive. The county was divided politically into four magisterial districts: (1) Shepherdsville, (2) Mt. Washington, (3) Leaches, and (4) Pine Tavern.
ED 15.1 through 15.5 were in the Shepherdsville Magisterial District. The Mt. Washington Magisterial District included ED 15-6 and 15-7. Leaches contained only ED 15-8. Pine Tavern included ED 15-9, 15-10, and 15-11.
Below are brief descriptions of what each ED contained. For most of them we have included links to a map showing the ED as drawn over a 1937 county roadmap. Note that some of these maps are large and may be a bit slow in loading.
District 15-1 included the town of Shepherdsville, and the inmates in the Bullitt County Jail. No map is provided for this district.
District 15-2 included area outside of Shepherdsville, east of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and southeast of Salt River. It included Bardstown Junction, and part of Brooks. A map is provided here.
District 15-3 included area outside of Shepherdsville, west of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad and north of State Highway 44. It also included part of Brooks. A map is provided here.
District 15-4 included area outside of Shepherdsville, south of State Highway 44, west of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, and north and west of Salt River. A map is provided here.
District 15-5 included that part of Fort Knox located in Bullitt County. This area is included on the map provided for ED 15-4 above. Although a separate district, no one was identified as living within its borders.
District 15-6 included an area east of U.S. Highway 31E and south of State Highway 44, including part of the town of Mount Washington. A map is provided here.
District 15-7 included an area west of U.S. Highway 31E and north of State Highway 44, including part of the town of Mount Washington. A map is provided here.
District 15-8 included all of the Leaches Magisterial District, including the Bullitt County Poor Farm, the villages of Clermont and Chapeze, and the Colored Orphans Home. A map is provided here.
District 15-9 included the town of Lebanon Junction. No map is provided.
District 15-10 included the area outside Lebanon Junction and east of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. It also included part of the community of Belmont. A map is provided here.
District 15-11 included the area outside Lebanon Junction and west of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. It also included part of the community of Belmont. A map is provided here.
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