Taylorsville Lake State Park

Taylorsville Lake is a 3,050-acre (1,230 ha) artificial lake or reservoir located mainly in Spencer County, Kentucky. Construction by the United States Army Corps of Engineers started in 1974, and flooding began in 1983. The total cost of the lake was $103 million. It is about 18.5 miles (29.8 km) long. Backwater areas of the lake are also located in Nelson County and Anderson County. The dam is located on the Salt River, and it is estimated that it has prevented more than $30.5 million in flood damages since it became operational. The lake is named for Taylorsville, the county seat of Spencer County, and today serves as a major economic source for Spencer County, as well as a popular fishing area. Taylorsville Lake State Park occupies a portion of the lake's northern shore.

The L.W. Ross House, near Taylorsville, Kentucky, is a historic house with Queen Anne-style influences which was built in about 1896. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.It has a hipped roof with gabled-roof extensions, and an octagonal tower.

Spencer County High School is a public high school located in Taylorsville, Kentucky.

Minor Chapel A. M. E. Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal church on the east side of Jefferson Street between Red Row Alley and Reasor Street in Taylorsville, Kentucky. It was built in about 1895 and added to the National Register in 1992.It is a wood-frame church on a dry-laid limestone foundation.

The All Saints Catholic Church in Taylorsville, Kentucky is a historic church on the east side of Jefferson Street between Park Alley and Red Row Alley. It was built between 1830 and 1843. It was added to the National Register in 1992.It has some elements of Gothic Revival in style.It was deemed significant as "one of the oldest extant Catholic churches in the Louisville archdiocese and as one of the early examples of Gothic Revival architecture used for church construction in the small towns of the region."

Beechland, near Taylorsville, Kentucky, was built in 1804. It was built by Jacob Yoder and has also been known as Jacob Yoder House. The listing included four contributing buildings. Jacob Yoder was a Revolutionary War soldier and innovative merchant-trader, was "the first entrepreneur to take a load of goods down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on a flat boat from Pennsylvania to New Orleans."

Brashear's Creek is a USGS-classified stream flowing through Shelby and Spencer Counties in Kentucky. It begins at the confluence of Bullskin and Clear Creeks in Shelby County, approximately 2 miles east-northeast of Finchville, Kentucky. It flows approximately 26 miles from its source, through Rivals, to its terminus at Salt River in Taylorsville, Spencer County, Kentucky.The stream normally flows year-round, but during prolonged drought, it has been known to stop, with a number of dry spots in shallower areas. Due to its relatively large watershed and surrounding moderately steep terrain, it is also prone to flash flooding and can cut off a number of smaller roads at peak levels. In its history, Brashear's Creek has served as a source of drinking water for humans and livestock, irrigation water for crops, hydraulic power for mills, fishing and paddling

The Felix Grundy Stidger House is a historic residence in Taylorsville, Kentucky, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Carriss's Feed Store, located at KY 55 and KY 44 in Southville, Kentucky, was built in 1915. It is a work of James W. Adams. It has also been known as Southville Feed Store. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Mount Eden is an unincorporated community in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. The community is located along Kentucky Route 636 10.6 miles (17.1 km) east of Taylorsville.

Southville, Kentucky is an unincorporated community in Shelby County, Kentucky. It is the location of, or nearest community to, several places listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Carriss's Feed Store, built in 1915, at KY 55 and KY 44, Southville, (Adams, James W.), NRHP-listed Carriss's Store, KY 714 and KY 53, Southville, (Adams, James W.), NRHP-listed Dr. William Morris Office and House, KY 53, Southville, (Adams, James W.), NRHP-listed

Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,986 as of the 2020 Census, up from 1,539 as of the 2010 census.