SHELBY COUNTY, KY
County Offices
501 Washington Street
Shelbyville 502-390-2600
https://shelbycounty.ky.gov/
Chamber of Commerce
316 Main Street
Shelbyville 502-633-1636
www.shelbycountykychamber.com
Major Highways
Interstate 64, U.S. Highway 60
The area known as Shelby County plays a vital role in the vast Louisville metropolitan area, solidly grounded in a manufacturing and agricultural base. This region is known as “The Saddle bred Capital of the World” for the exceptional American Saddle bred breeding and training facilities. Local residents, as well as those who live in surrounding rural communities, can enjoy first-rate services in Shelbyville without traveling to a larger city. Growth and expansion throughout eastern Jefferson County has driven interest in Shelby County as a residential haven for the Louisville metropolitan region.
Services
Advanced healthcare services are always close to home for Shelby County residents, who need only drive as far as Shelbyville to find the Jewish Hospital-Shelbyville. This regional healthcare institution serves patients in Shelby, Henry, Spencer, and Jefferson counties. As part of the Jewish Hospital Health Network, the facility offers a full range of services from primary care to highly specialized treatments including advanced imaging, specialties for women, cardiac care, and nuclear medicine.
Shelby County Public Schools ensures a first-rate education for thousands of students in modern classrooms. Strong community and parental involvement complement the dedicated administration and staff. As a result, area schools provide an educational environment where learning is enjoyable and every student has the opportunity to reach his or her potential. Residents enjoy opportunities for higher education that are as close as Shelbyville Road in the eastern section of Jefferson County. The local campus for the University of Louisville enjoys a 240-acre, park-like setting for classrooms and resources like the Telecommunications Research Center, dedicated to research and development activities. A number of other private and public colleges and universities are available in the metropolitan area that provide a wealth of additional opportunities.
Lifestyle
Shelby County provides the idyllic lifestyle that many find so desirable, harmonizing a beautiful country home with easy access to urban advantages. Greek Revival and Federal architectural styles are popular choices for the homes in this scenic region, many of which are set on generous acreage or shaded by magnificent trees. Newcomers will find scenic vistas of hills surrounded by rolling farmland that is suitable for diverse use, from tobacco and dairy farms to acreage for show horses or championship golf courses. Weissinger Hills Golf Course enjoys a pristine setting on a former farm, covering 151 acres of lush rolling hills. The clubhouse perches on a high point of the acreage, distinguished as the largest barn in Kentucky. Equestrian attractions are abundant, and the Shelbyville Horse Show is nationally recognized as one of the finest events in Kentucky.
Opportunities for relaxation and exercise abound in Shelby County, from local parks and recreational programs for all ages to a year-round aquatic center and opportunities for boating, hiking, biking and fishing. In addition to the growing local economy, the county boasts more than $20 million in annual tourism dollars. One of the magnets for visitors to this region are the Wakefield-Scearce Galleries, a world-class collection of art that has attracted well-known celebrities from Jackie Kennedy Onassis to Lauren Bacall. The area celebrates is rich historic legacy in vintage buildings and residential tours but also with an award-winning theatre that produces concerts, plays and musicals. Striking the ideal blend of sophistication and rural pleasures, Shelby County will draw new development for decades to come.
Shelbyville
Municipal Offices
502-633-0011
www.shelbyvillekentucky.com
Chamber of Commerce
502-633-1636
www.shelbycountykychamber.com
With the meandering Clear Creek wrapping around it like a necklace, Shelbyville offers a scenic and lively city atmosphere as well as first-rate conveniences and services. The former campus of the Science Hill Preparatory School for Young Ladies has been transformed into the regional shopping destination of the Wakefield-Scearce Galleries and The Shops of Science Hill. More than 150 small businesses line the downtown district, while the combined city and county government office complex employs more than 200 people. Historic attractions are abundant, and the downtown area showcases more than 130 sites that are eligible for, or listed on, the National Register for Historic Places. The Shelby County Courthouse and the surrounding commercial district are already included on the register. Those who are looking for an “old world” atmosphere with outstanding recreational and cultural advantages will find Shelbyville to be ideal.
