County · code 21113
Jessamine CountyKentucky
Jessamine County is a county in Kentucky with its seat in Nicholasville. It was formed on February 1, 1799, from Fayette County and named after Jessamine Creek.
- Founded1799
- County seatNicholasville
- Named forJessamine Creek, Kentucky
- Land area172 sq mi + 2.4 sq mi water
- Population52,991 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped22,499 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Jessamine on the map of Kentucky
Kentucky has 120 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1799 from Fayette County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Jessamine County was created from Fayette County in 1799 and named after Jessamine Creek.
- 1799Jessamine County created Jessamine created from Fayette. · Ky. Acts 1798-1799, 7th assy., ch. 62, sec. 1/pp. 121-123
- 1868Boundary clarified Boundary between Jessamine and Fayette was clarified (no change).with Fayetteno change· Ky. Acts 1867-1868, vol. 1, ch. 464, sec. 1/p. 556
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Jessamine
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Official
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 22,499 parcels from Jessamine County public-safety/GIS org (owner cbowman@jessamineco, county domain; org profile not public). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 1 October 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 26,182 in all from Kentucky Division of Geographic Information (DGI) with the Kentucky 911 Services Board.
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Jessamine by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Jessamine County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Jessamine County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Jessamine County
- When was Jessamine County founded?
- Jessamine County was founded in 1799, formed from Fayette County, and named after Jessamine Creek, Kentucky.
- What is the county seat of Jessamine County?
- The county seat of Jessamine County is Nicholasville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Jessamine County?
- Yes. Jessamine County public-safety/GIS org (owner cbowman@jessamineco, county domain; org profile not public) publishes a parcel map of 22,499 parcels, rated official here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Jessamine County's boundary or name changed?
- Jessamine County was created in 1799 from Fayette County. Its boundary has been clarified one time since, with no change on the ground.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Jessamine County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.
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