Reedyville, Kentucky

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Reedyville
Unincorporated community
Reedyville is located in Kentucky
Reedyville
Reedyville
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°11′29″N 86°25′54″W / 37.19139°N 86.43167°W / 37.19139; -86.43167Coordinates: 37°11′29″N 86°25′54″W / 37.19139°N 86.43167°W / 37.19139; -86.43167
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyButler
Elevation
522 ft (159 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID508917[1]

Reedyville is an Unincorporated community in eastern Butler County, Kentucky, United States. The town is supposedly named for the nearby Big Reedy Creek, a tributary of the Green River.[2] Reedyville is part of the Bowling Green Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Geography[]

The community is located along Kentucky Route 185 about 3.4 miles (5.5 km) south of Roundhill, or about 15 miles (24 km) north of Bowling Green.[3]

Education[]

Students in Reedyville attend Butler County Schools in Morgantown, Kentucky, including Butler County Middle and high schools. The closest elementary school is North Butler Elementary, located about halfway between Aberdeen and Jetson, Kentucky.

At one time prior to the 1960s, the Reedyville area's students attended the independently-run Dripping Spring School near the now-extinct community of Threikel, which has since been demolished.[4]

Points of interest[]

From 1933-34 to 1951, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers once operated the Green River Lock and Dam Number 5, located 3 miles (4.8 km) outside of Reedyville to the south. It, along with lock and dam numbers 4 and 6 in Woodbury and Brownsville, respectively, were shut down due to the failure of all three dams. After 70 years of not being used, Green River Lock and Dam Number 5 was removed in early Fall 2021 to improve recreational safety and to restore free-flowing conditions to a 73 miles (117 km) course of the river from the Mammoth Cave National Park to Rochester.[5][6][7]

Since 2016, the area is also home to the Big Reedy Christian Camp. Named for the nearby Big Reedy Creek, the camp is a privately funded summer camp where school-age students from churches throughout the region can attend.[8][9]

Post office[]

Reedyville's post office was in operation from 1860 to 1964.[10] The town is not currently served by a post office of its own; the village post office in nearby Roundhill is the default post office for Reedyville, thus using the zip code 42275.

Nearby cities[]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reedyville, Kentucky
  2. ^ “Reedyville Populated Place Profile / Butler County, Kentucky Data”. kentucky.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019.
  3. ^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). 1:150000. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 64. § E3. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
  4. ^ Kentucky Department of Highways (1958). Butler County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  5. ^ Korfhage, Abby. "Green River Lock and Dam 5 removal improves safety, enhances habitat". USACE Louisville District. US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  6. ^ Garrison, Krista (24 June 2021). "Green River Lock and Dam 5 removal will create a better environment for ecosystem and recreational activities". WNKY. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  7. ^ Green River Pool 5 Photo Gallery. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  8. ^ Home. Big Reedy Christian Camp. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  9. ^ History. Big Reedy Christian Camp. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
  10. ^ "Notification Service | Post Offices".


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