Located in southeastern Jefferson County, along the north central border of Kentucky, Jeffersontown was initially developed in the late 1700s as a stopover and trading station for early European-American pioneers on their way to the Falls of the Ohio at Louisville. Farmers began to cultivate the rich land, which was surveyed by Thomas Bullitt in 1773 and John Floyd the next year. The Hites, Tylers, and Oldhams all settled the area under land grants given to veterans for military service following the American Revolutionary War, as the new government was cash poor.The Kentucky Encyclopedia, pp. 468. "Jeffersontown". University Press of Kentucky (Lexington), 1992. Accessed August 1, 2013.
Located in southeastern Jefferson County along the north central border of Kentucky Jeffersontown was initially developed in the late 1700s as a stopover and trading station for early European-American pioneers on their way to the Falls of the Ohio at Louisville Farmers began to cultivate the rich land which was surveyed by Thomas Bullitt in 1773 and John Floyd the next year The Hites Tylers and Oldhams all settled the area under land grants given to veterans for military service following the American Revolutionary War as the new government was cash poorThe Kentucky Encyclopedia pp 468 "Jeffersontown" University Press of Kentucky (Lexington) 1992 Accessed August 1 2013