Bardstown, KY
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Local News — Bardstown
- Irma Faye Yocum Livers, 87 - pmg-ky2.com
- Nelson County, Kentucky midterm election results — WLKY
- 2025 Develon DX62R-7 For Sale (89615410) from Team Boone [4106] in Bardstown, Kentucky — Construction Equipment Guide
- Election 2026 Results: County election results – Nov. 3, 2026 — The Nelson County Gazette
- Bardstown High School vs. Paul Laurence Dunbar High School — NFHS Network
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City of Bardstown · Nelson County · kentucky.gov · Kentucky Driver Licensing
Bardstown is a home rule-class city in Nelson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 13,567 in the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Nelson County.
Bardstown is named for the pioneering Bard brothers. David Bard obtained a 1,000-acre (400 ha) land grant in 1785 in what was then Jefferson County, Virginia. William Bard surveyed and platted the town. It was originally chartered as Baird’s Town in 1788, and has been known as Beardstown, and Beards Town. The production of bourbon whiskey is a major industry.