Simpsonville’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Simpsonville. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSimpsonville is a home rule-class city in Shelby County, Kentucky, in the United States. It is located 8 miles west of Shelbyville, Kentucky and 23 miles east of Louisville situated along U.S. 60. As of the 2020 census, Simpsonville had a population of 2,990.
Simpsonville was established in 1833. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 2,484 to 2,990 (+20%). Half of its homes were built before 2001.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Simpsonville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Simpsonville’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Simpsonville’s history is told.
2 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewSchool Simpsonville Kentucky 1923, 1923: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Simpsonville, decade by decade
1990s
9 historic places in Simpsonville
9 places in Simpsonville are on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. One is a National Historic Landmark, the highest tier, which fewer than 3% of listings reach.
Where they are
When they were listed
LandmarkListed 1972Whitney M. Young Jr. Birthplace
Listed 1984Wickland
Listed 1988Bank of Simpsonville
Listed 1988Lincoln Institute Complex
Listed 1988Simpsonville Christian Church
Listed 1988Simpsonville Methodist ChurchListed 1976Old Stone InnListed 1988Bryan HouseListed 1988Wright HouseThen & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as School Simpsonville Kentucky 1923 (1923) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.