Table of Contents

A Developing History

Dedication
The Land Beneath Bullitt County
The Forests | The Salt
Letters Describing Salt-Making
The Indians | Projectile Points
Creation of County
A Time Line Project
Bullitt County Historical Markers
1793 Petition to Governor Shelby for Protection
Bullitt County Politics in the 1830's

Writings of Robert E. McDowell
    and Related Things

Bullitt's Lick - The Related Saltworks
The Wilderness Road
The Wilderness Road's Louisville End
The Wilderness Road in Bullitt/Jefferson Counties
Wilderness Road Through the Wetwoods

Early Historical Sketches

Bullitt County in
| 1878 | 1891 | 1901 | 1905 | 1918 | 1919 |
Cahill's Escape
Trabue's Visit to Bullitt's Lick
Excerpt from William Fleming's Journal
Last Indian Fight in the County
Locating Lost Boundary Markers
"Rowed Up Salt River"
Salt River and Floyd's Fork Survey in 1837
Shepherdsville in 1936
Smallpox in Lebanon Junction, 1899

Original Land Surveys

Our collection of original land surveys may be accessed from any of the following lists. The first list places them in order of the names of the Grantees (those for whom the land was surveyed). The second list orders them by the location of the survey. The third puts them in order of when the survey was made. And the fourth lists them by the surveyor's names.

| Grantee Names | Survey Location |
|Survey Date | Surveyor Names |

Land Transfers

Our collection of land transfer deeds may be accessed from any of the following lists. The first list places them in order of the names of the Grantors (those who are transferring the land). The second lists by the Grantees (those who are receiving the land). The third list is by the location of the land tract. And the fourth puts them in order of when the transfer was made.

| Grantor Names | Grantee Names |
| Land Location | Transfer Date |

Bullitt County Deed Books A-Q Index

Miscellaneous Land Records

Joseph Brooks' Land - A List
Joseph Brooks' Pond Creek Lands
Joseph Brooks & James F. Moore - Land Exchange
Joseph Brooks' Louisville Lot
Ann Aud Dower Survey, 1831
T. C. Carroll Plat Cabinet, Slide 140, Map 152
Long Lick Creek Surveys
William C. Herps' 1902 Plat Drawing
Bowman-Schultz Vacant Land Deed
Frye vs Essry Land Dispute - 1st Report
Benjamin Frye v. John Essry - 2nd Report
Benjamin & Catharine Frye to Henry Crist - 2 Tracts
Benjamin Frye to Jacob Cartmel - 200 Acres
James Shanks' 1811 Plat Drawing
Brashear Land Tracts Map
Division of Christian Barrall's Land
Early Land Tracts
42 Early Bullitt County Land Grants
Bullitt County Court Orders for Patenting Unappropriated Land
Survey Tracts Just to the North of Bullitt County

Bullitt County Wills & Estate Settlements

James H. Anderson's 1865 Will
John Anderson's 1856 Will
Jacob Bowman's Will, Probated 1843
Jacob Bowman's Estate Settled, 1843
Joseph Brooks' 1818 Will
Christina Cameron's 1800 Will
Jannett Cameron's 1802 Will
Wilhite Carpenter's 1898 Will
Ewing Crenshaw's 1931 Will
James Crenshaw's 1811 Will
John Dunn's 1835 Will
William N. Griffin - 1921 Last Will & Testment
William N. Griffin - Estate Settlement
David Hall's 1814 Will
William H. Hays' Last Will and Testament - 1897
Dr. J. A. Hoffman's 1896 Will
Isaac Hornbeck's 1799 Will
Jonathan Iron's 1813 Will
Francis Maraman's 1839 Will
Archibald Magruder's 1842 Will
Archibald Magruder - Land Division
Charlie Mike Maraman's 1911 Will
Distribution of Johnathon Masden's Estate in 1930
John McDowell's 1833 Will
Greenup Miller's Will
Ellis Maddox's 1841 Will
Judge William T. Morrow's 1925 Will
Samuel Nichol's 1842 Will
Edwin Phelps' 1848 Will
Nancy F. Phelps' 1892 Will
Settling Wesley Phelps' Estate
Thomas Phelps' 1797 Will
John Purcell's 1834 Will
Theodocia Purcell's 1854 Will
James Samuels' 1847 Will
William Sanders' 1895 Will
Ann Anderson Shane's 1864 Will
James W. Simmons' 1850 Will
Jesse Simmons' 1819 Will
Joseph Simmons' 1852 Will
Richard Simmons' 1815 Will
William W. Simmons' 1846 Will
Therese Samuels Stibbins' 1883 Will
John S. Smith's 1854 Will
John B. Summers' 1864 Will | Land Division
H. H. Swearingen - Last Will & Testament
Jesse Willson's Will
Matthew Wilson's 1855 Will
Division of Matthew Wilson's Estate -
   Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3

Paroquet Springs Articles & Deeds

Thomas McGee to John McDowell - 1828 Deed
John McDowell to Humphrey Simmons - 1836 Deed
Humphrey Simmons to James Guthrie - 1838 Deed
Paroquet Springs 1840 Article
Paroquet Springs Mineral Water Analysis in 1840
Incorporation of Paroquet Springs Company
The Lone Grave at Paroquet Springs
Pursuit of Health and Happiness
  at Paroquet Springs 1838 to 1888
Guthrie Heirs to R. H. Field, 1871
Paroquet Club Lease - 1871
Paroquet Springs Inauguration Ball, 1871
George Whitcomb Letter About Paroquet Springs, 1871
Paroquet Springs Mortgage - 1871
Paroquet Springs Ball, 1872
Paroquet Springs Sale Advertisement - 1872
Paroquet Springs Sale Deed - 1872
Paroquet Springs Sale Deed - 1881
Paroquet Springs Sale Deed - 1885
Camping at Paroquet Springs - 1887
Paroquet Springs Newspaper Articles, 1871-1888
Scenes at Paroquet Springs - a 1909 Article

Iron and Iron Products Production

Iron Manufacturing in Shepherdsville
Shepherdsville Iron Manufacturing Co. Incorporation
Sale of Forge Tract - 1852
The Firm of Quiry & Tyler
Iron Furnaces
Belmont Furnace Photos
Bullitt County Connections to Shaker Village
Benjamin Summers to John W. Beckwith - A Deed
Bullitt County Iron Industry Links

Pitt's Point

Pitt's Point 1858 Plat
Abraham Froman's 600 Acre Survey in 1828
Butler Lodge, No. 194, at Pitt's Point
Pitt's Point 1870 Census
Pitt's Point - A History
Incorporation of Pitt's Point
Incorporation of Pitt's Point Academy
Pitts Point Academy 1916 Reunion
    Newspaper Report
    Prof. Gwynn's Letter
    J. R. Zimmerman's Speech
Pitt's Point Video (WDRB-41)
Pitt's Point 1936 Topo Map

Mt. Washington

Mt. Vernon Trustee Elections Legislation, 1827
Mt. Veron Becomes Mt. Washington, 1829
Lewis Snap and the Mt. Washington Trustees, 1834
1847 Mt. Washington Trustees Election
1848 Mt. Washington Trustees Election
Mt. Washington 1847 Map
Mt. Washington - Original Lot Sales
1890 General Assembly Act Regarding Mt. Washington
Mt. Washington News
Mt. Washington and the Bardstown Road - 1907
Students Make Their Marks on MW Community

Shepherdsville

Shepherdsville - Establishment
  and Early Expansion
Original Shepherdsville Lots & Transfers
Early Shepherdsville Plats
Original Purchasers of Lots in Oxley Addition to Shepherdsville
Sheriff Sale of Multiple Oxley Addition Lots in 1877
Shepherdsville 1870 Expansion
Shepherdsville 1884 Expansion
Shepherdsville in 1885, An Article
Lee-Rickerson Addition to Shepherdsville - 1903

Adam Shepherd Family Links

Peter and Adam Shepherd Kentucky Surveys |
Adam Shepherd | 200 Acres | 925 Acres |
Peter Shepherd | 600 | 900 | 100 Acres |
Eulalia Flaget Wathen's Letter About Her Shepherd Ancestors
Peter Shepherd Bio Sketch
Peter Shepherd's Will
William Shepherd
Adam and Rachel (Drake) Shepherd Marriage
Adam Shepherd's Estate
Shepherd Heirs to Francis Maraman Deed
Shepherd Heirs to William Pope Deed
Peter Shepherd Heirs to John and Upton Beckwith
William Pope to Sally and Charlotte Shepherd
Shepherd Heirs to Benjamin Chapeze Deed - 28 Apr 1831
Partition of Adam Shepherd's Home Tract - 28 Jul 1834
Sarah Shepherd to Charlotte Benthall as Trustee - 266 Acres - 15 Jun 1840
Charlotte G. Benthall to Samuel Neill - 137 Acres - 16 Aug 1852
Samuel Neill to Charlotte G. Benthall - 120 Acres - 16 Aug 1852
Adam Shepherd's Ferry Tract's Sales to
  | John Scott | John Griffin | John Graham |

African American History

African American Cemeteries
African American Mortality Schedules for | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 |
My Memories of Bowman's Valley School
African American Education in Bullitt County
African American History - report by Daniel Buxton
African American Marriage Book, 1874-1914
Eckstein Norton University
Lucinda Knight Biographical Sketch
Reece Northern - African American Soldier
Slavery in 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 |
Afro-American Charitable Institution Society
African American Research on GenWeb

Shepherdsville 1917 Train Wreck

Train Wreck Presentation Transcription
The Story  |  New Book Available!
Train Wreck Story on Kentucky Life (KET)
Train Wreck Model
Memorial Service  |  Service Photos
Railroad Commission Inquiry
Train Wreck - Supplement #1
Train Wreck - Supplement #2
Train Wreck - Supplement #3
Eliza Craven Family - Train Wreck Victims
J. M. Williams Verdict
The 1917 Train Wreck - A Newspaper Report
Victims' Death Certificates
1917 Shepherdsville Train Wreck - Papers

Other Railroad Related Links

The Railroad Reaches Shepherdsville - 1855
Acorn Letter - Train Wreck at Bardstown Jct, 1860
L&N Railroad Passenger Traffic in Bullitt Co, 1870-71
Shepherdsville Train Wreck - 1882
Bardstown Junction 1888 Train Wreck
1899 Train Wreck at Gap in Knob
Shepherdsville Train Wreck, 1903
Death of William Sanders - 3 Jul 1903
L&N Railroad vs Susan Hagan, Right of Way Dispute
Troutwine v. Louisville & Nashville R.R. Co.
1918 Train Wreck at Huber Station
Deaths at Bardstown Junction Crossing, 1918
1958 Train Wreck Near Bardstown Junction
1973 Train Wreck in Shepherdsville
1991 Shepherdsville Train Wreck Pics
Railroad Accidents and Wrecks Time Line Project

Miscellaneous Historical Things

State Auditor's Reports for Bullitt County:
  | 1851 | 1853 | 1857 | 1859 | 1861 | 1866 |
1839 Agricultural Society Fair
1857 Political Meeting
1890 General Assembly Act Repealing an 1871 Act
1896 County Fair Catalog
An Act Regarding Justices of the Peace Who Become Sheriffs
An Act Limiting Number of Justices of the Peace
An Act Granting Privileges for Salt Works Owners
A Look Back at the Bullitt County Fair
A Proposal to Divert Salt River - 1841
Bardstown Junction 1881 Article
Basil Beckwith Inventory - 1805
Bernheim Forest 1941 Article
Bicentennial Celebration by Tom Pack
Bray Family Bible Images
Rebecca Brooks Family Bible Images
Samuel Brooks Family Bible Images
Buky Family Tragedy
Bullitt County - Geographical Positions in 1904
Bullitt County in 1852
Bullitt County Manufacturing Company
Bullitt County Masonic Lodges - 1922
Bullitt County in the Ky State Gazetteer, 1876-77
Bullitt County in the Ky State Gazetteer, 1883-84
Bullitt County Order Book D Index
Bullitt County Poor Farm
Bullitt's Lick Newspaper Article - 1910
Bullitt Pioneer Newspaper
Caldwell's Adm'r v. Shepherd's Heirs
Charles Carroll Lawsuit
Corps of Engineers 1903 Salt River Report
County Geography Maps
County Historical TidBits and Trivia
Creation of the Mount Vernon Voting Precinct in 1820
Creation of the Pine Tavern Voting Precinct in 1825
David L. Brooks vs William Morrow, Court of Appeals
Doctors, 1896-97
Ed Croan and the Dog Tax Law
Elizabeth Griffin Act
Floyd's Fork Bridge Act - 1813
Federal Pensioners in 1883
Federal Taxes in 1866 Bullitt County
Frederick Fundy Becomes a Citizen
Great Flood of 1909
Hoffman v. Hoffman - Court of Appeals Case
Hoffman v. Trustees of the Town of Shepherdsville
  - Court of Appeals Case
Huber v. Armstrong's Widow and Heirs
  - Court of Appeals Case
Jesse Simmons' Church Site
Jim Beam 1969 Advertisement
John R. Gaither v. Jeremiah Tilford
Joseph Lloyd Letter
Knoll Park Company
Lee v. Trustees Of Shepherdsville Graded Common School Dist. No. 4.
Lewis Snapp, Sr. - Land Lawsuit
Lucas Moore's Horses
Lula Cochran v. Shepherdsville, 1898
Masonic Lodge #155
Miles Lodge #341 at Cupio
Murder and Retribution - 1889
Murder or Not? The Hagan-Barbour Feud
Murphy, Barber & Company Distillery
Newspaper Tidbits
Pandemics, Then and Now
The Pond Creek Bridge
Post Offices in 1871
Prominent People in 1847
Proposed Louisville - Hodgenville Railway - 1890
Residential Building Permits, 1990-2009
Revolutionary War Pensioners in Bullitt County
R. L. Campbell Letter Regarding Bullitt County
Rickerson Family Piano Purchase - 1881
Roll of Captain Grayson's Company - War of 1812
Salt River Survey - 1837
Shortsville Post Office
Simmons vs. McKay - Court of Appeals Case
Southern Jefferson County 1879 Precincts
Stansberry's Heirs vs. Pope, &c.
  - Court of Appeals Case
State Auditor's Reports | 1854 | 1859 |
Taylor vs. Hawkins, Court of Appeals Case
The Mystery of Jesse T. Moreman
Valley of the Drums - EPA Report
Westerfield Massacre
Where was Paris?
Zoneton Community