County · code 21215
Spencer CountyKentucky
Spencer County is a Kentucky county with its seat in Taylorsville. It was established in 1824 and named after Spier Spencer.
- Founded1824
- County seatTaylorsville
- Named forSpier Spencer
- Land area187 sq mi + 4.9 sq mi water
- Population19,490 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped10,785 checked 16 October 2026
Where it is
Spencer 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 1824 from Bullitt County, Nelson County and Shelby County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Spencer County was created on January 15, 1824, from parts of Bullitt, Nelson, and Shelby counties.
- 1824Spencer County created Spencer created from Bullitt, Nelson, and Shelby. · Ky. Acts 1823-1824, 32d assy., ch. 708, sec. 1/pp. 441-443
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Spencer
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 10,785 parcels from KIPDA (Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency; owner zher; org profile not public, KIPDA Hub site). Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 6 August 2026 · checked 16 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 8,266 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
Spencer 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.
Records
- Assessor and property records
Delinquent Tax List
- Clerk of court: deeds and plats
Circuit Clerk
Zoning and code
County government
- County government
The official website of Spencer County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Spencer 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 Spencer County
- When was Spencer County founded?
- Spencer County was founded in 1824, formed from Bullitt County, Nelson County and Shelby County, and named after Spier Spencer.
- What is the county seat of Spencer County?
- The county seat of Spencer County is Taylorsville.
- Is there an online parcel map for Spencer County?
- Yes. KIPDA (Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency; owner zher; org profile not public, KIPDA Hub site) publishes a parcel map of 10,785 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Spencer County's boundary or name changed?
- Spencer County was created in 1824 from Bullitt County, Nelson County and Shelby County. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records no boundary change since.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Spencer 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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