Kentuckiana Area Counties
The Kentuckiana Area provides access to the large metropolitan city of Louisville, and also several smaller surrounding counties which you can find information on below. Louisville, KY is located in Jefferson County.
Look to the bottom of the page for Regions and Major Cities in Kentucky. For detailed information, please contact us for information on any of the following areas.
BULLITT COUNTY
Population: 68,474
County seat: Shepherdsville
Just 17 miles south of Louisville on I-65 is Bullitt County, one of the state's fastest-growing counties. It covers 300 square miles of rolling knobs, lakes, rivers and forests and contains eight incorporated cities. It was founded in 1796 from portions of Jefferson and Nelson counties and named for Kentucky's first lieutenant governor, Alexander Scott Bullitt.
Bullitt County Chamber of Commerce, (502) 955-9641.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Population: 699,827
County seat: Louisville
Founded in 1780 as one of the first three counties split from Kentucky County of Virginia, Jefferson County was named for Thomas Jefferson. In 2000, voters elected to merge the city of Louisville and county governments into Louisville Metro in 2003. There are 94 incorporated cities in Jefferson County, including Shively in the southwest; Jeffersontown, Middletown and Prospect in the east; and Lynnview, Minor Lane Heights and West Buechel in the midsection.
Greater Louisville Inc. — The Metro Chamber of Commerce, (502) 625-0000.
OLDHAM COUNTY
Population: 55,533
County seat: La Grange
Created in 1823, Oldham covers 190 square miles to the northeast of Jefferson County. It was named after Col. William Oldham of Jefferson County, a Revolutionary War officer killed in the line of duty. Other cities include Pewee Valley and Crestwood.
Oldham County
Chamber of Commerce, (502) 222-1635.
CLARK COUNTY
Population: 101,592
County seat: Jeffersonville
Just across the river from downtown Louisville is Clark County. Formed in 1801, Clark is
home to Clarksville, Indiana's oldest municipality, founded in 1783 and considered the first American settlement in the old Northwest Territory. Sellersburg is another of the county's
growing cities.
Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce, (812) 945-0266.
FLOYD COUNTY
Population: 71,997
County seat: New Albany
Floyd is just west of Louisville on I-64. Founded in 1819, it covers 150 square miles and features everything from gentle rolling hills to river bluffs to broad valleys. New Albany is Southern Indiana's largest city with a population of about 38,000. Floyds Knobs is located in the hills, offering a view of the river and Louisville's skyline.
Southern Indiana Chamber of Commerce, (812) 945-0266.
HARRISON COUNTY
Population: 36,827
County seat: Corydon
West of Floyd County, Ind., on I-64 and just downstream from Jefferson County, Ky., Harrison County features hilly terrain and 40 miles of Ohio River frontage. The county seat, Corydon, was Indiana's state capital from 1816 to 1825 and is now home to the Corydon Capital State Historic Site. The county was named after William Henry Harrison, ninth president of the United States.
Harrison County Chamber of Commerce, (812) 738-2137.
SCOTT COUNTY
Population: 23,820
County seat: Scottsburg
North of the Ohio River and Clark County on I-65, Scott County is only 33 miles from Louisville. Scott County was named after Gen. Charles Scott, who served in the French and Indian War, served with George Washington at Valley Forge and helped explore and settle Kentucky. He was the fourth governor of Kentucky.
Greater Scott County Chamber of Commerce, (812) 752-4080.
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