Aberdeen is an

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and

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located in

Butler County, Kentucky Butler County is a county located in the US state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 12,371. Its county seat is Morgantown. The county was formed in 1810, becoming Kentucky's 53rd county. Butler County is included in the ...

, United States.

History

The town of Aberdeen, named after the

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of that name, was established at some time in the early half of the 19th century. From the 1850s through as late as the 1920s, the town was a thriving community with a

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operation, and a company that manufactured railroad crossties.

Geography

Aberdeen is located in central Butler County, at the junction of U.S. Highway 231 and Kentucky Routes 70 and 79, just across the bridge over the Green River from Morgantown. All three routes lead southwest to Morgantown immediately across the bridge. US 231 leads northwest to

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and

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. KY 70 leads east to Roundhill and Brownsville, and KY 79 leads northeast to Caneyville. The community can also be accessed directly from the Exit 33 interchange of Interstate 165 near the Butler/ Ohio County line.

References

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