Nelson County, KY Parcels & GIS Data

Nelson County, KY parcel data: 27,140 property records with owner names, assessed values, land use, acreage, and addresses. Preview and download.

Land Records publishes Nelson County, Kentucky parcel data covering 27,140 property records.

This page documents parcel-level coverage for Nelson County, Kentucky. Each parcel record carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with attributes such as the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and most recent sale price and date. Exact fill rates for Nelson County are listed in the attribute-coverage table below. Preview the data in the interactive explorer, or download the complete Nelson County property dataset.

Nelson County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 46,738. Its county seat is Bardstown.

FIPS 21179

Official county website: https://ncpz.com/ordinances

The FIPS code for Nelson County is 21179.

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Attribute coverage

Nelson County contains 27,140 parcels in the current dataset. Column coverage is the percentage of those parcels for which the attribute is populated (non-NULL). For the LBCS columns, only real classifications count: the to-be-determined and not-applicable placeholder codes are excluded.

ColumnCoverageRecords populated
lrid100%27,140
parcelid100%27,140
parcelid297.2%26,377
ogparcelid100%27,140
ogparcelid290.0%24,416
parentid<0.1%0
stackid<0.1%0
geoid100%27,140
statefp100%27,140
countyfp100%27,140
countyname100%27,140
cousubfp100%27,140
cousubname100%27,140
tractce100%27,140
tractname100%27,140
taxacctnum76.2%20,684
taxyear100%27,140
taxdistrict<0.1%0
usecode1.6%424
usedesc88.6%24,049
zoningcode<0.1%0
zoningdesc<0.1%0
numbldgs56.2%15,255
numunits46.3%12,567
yearbuilt<0.1%0
numfloors42.0%11,410
bldgsqft<0.1%0
bedrooms<0.1%0
halfbaths<0.1%0
fullbaths<0.1%0
imprvalue<0.1%0
landvalue<0.1%0
agvalue<0.1%0
totalvalue<0.1%0
taxacres98.4%26,716
calcarea100%27,140
saleamt<0.1%0
saledate<0.1%0
ownertype89.9%24,407
ownername89.9%24,407
owneraddr89.9%24,399
ownercity<0.1%0
ownerstate<0.1%0
ownerzip<0.1%0
parceladdr61.8%16,775
parcelcity1.1%303
parcelstate100%27,140
parcelzip100%27,140
legaldesc75.9%20,594
township<0.1%0
section<0.1%0
qtrsection<0.1%0
range<0.1%0
plssdesc<0.1%0
book<0.1%0
page<0.1%0
block34.0%9,235
lot75.9%20,594
parceltype0.2%54
accesstype0.3%83
iucnclass0.2%61
placename3.5%953
placetype3.4%927
firmid100%27,140
firmdate100%27,140
fldzone100%27,140
zonesubty97.1%26,343
staticbfe<0.1%0
elevmin97.9%26,562
elevmax97.9%26,562
elevavg97.9%26,562
fireplaces<0.1%0
heating<0.1%0
heatfuel<0.1%0
cooling<0.1%0
foundation<0.1%0
roofcover<0.1%0
siding<0.1%0
bldgtype<0.1%0
naicscode8.8%2,380
frsid<0.1%1
dfrurl<0.1%1
caapermit<0.1%1
cwapermit<0.1%1
rcrapermit<0.1%1
updated76.2%20,686
centroidx100%27,140
centroidy100%27,140
surfpointx100%27,140
surfpointy100%27,140
geom100%27,140
extras100%27,140
ownerlist73.5%19,938
placefp29.2%7,920
zoningurl<0.1%0
lbcsactivity88.1%23,905
lbcsfunction88.1%23,905
lbcstype88.6%24,035
lbcscharacter91.1%24,730
lbcsownership90.0%24,419
sourceurl<0.1%0

Schema mapping

How source columns from the acquired Nelson County GIS layers map into the harmonized entity schemas and assemble into the published parcel table, alongside supplemented fields (elevation, flood zone) and deterministic columns.

Schema mapping — Nelson County, Kentucky (21179) 1 entity · most recent acquisition per entity · generated 2026-10-10 direct column transformed (expression) geometry extras json supplemented determined ALL ENTITIES → FINAL PARCEL SCHEMA Harmonized entity columns assemble into publish.parcel_layer — matched by column name. Supplemented fields show their fill rate in this county. SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED ENTITIES PUBLISH.PARCEL_LAYER PARCEL parcel_id qpid v_sy propclass legal_acres ownername1 owneraddr1 owneraddr2 geom 2 cols ⇢ parcelid parcelid2 taxyear usedesc taxacres ownername owneraddr geom extras determined · ground truth 100% lrid 100% geoid 100% statefp 100% countyfp 100% countyname 100% cousubfp 100% cousubname 100% tractce 100% tractname 76.2% updated geom · derived from geometry geom dem.us_1m · USGS 1m DEM 97.9% elevmin 97.9% elevmax 97.9% elevavg s_fld_haz_ar · FEMA NFHL 100% fldzone 97.1% zonesubty 100% firmdate 100% firmid supplemented · derived / other pipelines 76.2% taxacctnum 56.2% numbldgs 61.8% parceladdr 100% parcelstate 100% parcelzip 75.9% legaldesc 75.9% lot 73.5% ownerlist 88.1% lbcsactivity 88.1% lbcsfunction 88.6% lbcstype 91.1% lbcscharacter 90.0% lbcsownership lrid parcelid parcelid2 ogparcelid ogparcelid2 geoid statefp countyfp countyname cousubfp cousubname tractce tractname taxacctnum taxyear usedesc numbldgs taxacres calcarea ownertype ownername owneraddr parceladdr parcelstate parcelzip legaldesc lot firmid firmdate fldzone zonesubty elevmin elevmax elevavg updated centroidx centroidy surfpointx surfpointy geom extras ownerlist lbcsactivity lbcsfunction lbcstype lbcscharacter lbcsownership publish.parcel_layer columns not fed by these sources (54) — empty or below 50% fill in this county parentid, stackid, taxdistrict, usecode, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths imprvalue, landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, saleamt, saledate, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parcelcity, township, section, qtrsection, range plssdesc, book, page, block, parceltype, accesstype, iucnclass, placename, placetype, staticbfe, fireplaces, heating, heatfuel, cooling foundation, roofcover, siding, bldgtype, naicscode, frsid, dfrurl, caapermit, cwapermit, rcrapermit, placefp, zoningurl, sourceurl PARCEL 8 mapped · 1 transformed · 2 kept in extras · 46 unmapped (NULL) SOURCE COLUMNS HARMONIZED → PARCEL parcel_id qpid v_sy propclass legal_acres ownername1 owneraddr1 owneraddr2 geom parcelid parcelid2 taxyear usedesc taxacres ownername owneraddr NULLIF(CONCAT_WS(', ', NULLIF(TRIM(owneraddr1::text), ''), NULL… geom extras · 2 source columns preserved as json deed, ownercsz extras not present in source — filled with NULL (46) taxacctnum, usecode, zoningcode, zoningdesc, numbldgs, numunits, yearbuilt, numfloors, bldgsqft, bedrooms, halfbaths, fullbaths, imprvalue landvalue, agvalue, totalvalue, saleamt, saledate, ownercity, ownerstate, ownerzip, parceladdr, parcelcity, parcelstate, parcelzip, legaldesc township, section, qtrsection, range, plssdesc, book, page, block, lot, updated, sourceurl, taxdistrict, parentid, heatfuel, fireplaces heating, cooling, foundation, roofcover, siding

Neighboring counties

Parcel data for counties bordering Nelson County:

Frequently asked questions

Where can I find Nelson County, KY parcel and GIS data?

Land Records publishes a Nelson County, KY parcel dataset in which every parcel carries its boundary polygon (GIS geometry) along with ownership, assessed value, land use, acreage, and sale history. Preview it in the interactive explorer on this page, or download the full Nelson County, KY dataset as a GeoPackage or CSV.

How many parcels are in Nelson County, KY?

The current dataset contains 27,140 parcel records for Nelson County, KY, each with its boundary geometry and assessor attributes.

What is the FIPS code for Nelson County, KY?

The FIPS code for Nelson County, KY is 21179.

What information does each Nelson County, KY parcel record include?

Each Nelson County, KY parcel record includes the parcel ID/APN, owner name and mailing address, situs (property) address, assessed land and improvement values, acreage, land-use and zoning codes, year built, and the most recent sale price and date — plus the parcel boundary polygon. Per-attribute fill rates are listed in the coverage table on this page.

Is Nelson County, KY parcel data free?

You can preview Nelson County, KY parcels for free in the interactive explorer. The complete dataset is available as a one-time download or through the nationwide parcel web service; see the download options on this page for current pricing.

Does Nelson County, KY have an official GIS or property records website?

Yes — the official Nelson County, KY government website is linked in the county details above. Land Records standardizes Nelson County, KY assessor and recorder records into a single nationwide parcel schema with GIS boundary geometry.

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