Finchville is an unincorporated community within Shelby County, Kentucky, United States.

Finchville was named for the early settler and blacksmith Ludwell R.Finch (known as "Lud") (born June 10, 1806, and died September 12, 1879)[2] who first came to Shelby County in 1841.

[7] In the early 1950s, Robert Doyle and his neighbors agreed that the community needed a safe source of drinking water.

Mr. Doyle, a civil engineer, dug a lake on his farm at the edge of town and constructed a small water treatment plant.

The neighbors combined efforts to install water distribution lines and by the mid-1970s there were approximately 30 houses and businesses using Mr. Doyle's system.

With time, a larger system was needed and Mr. Doyle took the lead in 1978 in helping Shelbyville build a water line into Finchville.

The grant monies (from the Farmers Home Administration) were received in December 1977 and the Commission proceeded by working to obtain easements from property owners.

A rate structure (which is still in place) was created by the commission to pay for the bonds as well as the transportation of water from Shelbyville to Finchville.