Reedyville is an
Unincorporated community
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in
Butler County, Kentucky,
United States
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. The town is supposedly named for the nearby Big Reedy Creek, a tributary of the
Green River.
Geography
The community is located in the easternmost portion of Butler County at coordinates .
It is located along
Kentucky Route 185 (KY 185) about south of
Roundhill, or about north of
Bowling Green
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Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
. Reedyville is part of the Bowling Green
Metropolitan Statistical Area, and is part of Kentucky's
Western Coal Fields region.
Until the February 1967 completion of the KY 185 bridge over the Green River just west of
Glenmore, the community was served by a ferry that connected the area to Bowling Green. It was one of several ferries that crossed the river prior to the 1960s.
Education
Students in Reedyville attend
Butler County Schools in
Morgantown, Kentucky, including Butler County Middle and
high schools
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. Since the early 2000s, the closest elementary school to the community is North Butler Elementary, located along
KY 70 in
Huldeville, about halfway between
Aberdeen
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and
Jetson.
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 Threlkel, which has since been demolished.
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Points of interest
Green River Lock and Dam Number 5
From 1933–34 to 1951, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is the military engineering branch of the United States Army. A direct reporting unit (DRU), it has three primary mission areas: Engineer Regiment, military construction, and civil wor ...
once operated the Green River Lock and Dam Number 5, located 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. In 2021, after 70 years of not being used, Green River Lock and Dam Number 5 was slated to be removed to improve recreational safety and to restore free-flowing conditions to a course of the river from the Mammoth Cave National Park
Mammoth Cave National Park is a national park of the United States in south-central Kentucky. It encompasses portions of Mammoth Cave, the longest known cave system in the world. The park's are located primarily in Edmonson County, with sma ...
to Rochester. However, only a third of the dam was removed when officials realized the removal was negatively impacting the river flow and the depth; low river levels also resurfaced multiple abandoned vehicles that were previously submerged by the waters near the site, as well as in areas near the former Bear Creek Ferry site, and in areas further east into Edmonson County. The removal of the dam was eventually completed in September 2024.
Big Reedy Christian Camp
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.
Other points of interest
*Honaker's Cemetery
*Reedyville Community Center
Post office
Reedyville's post office
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was in operation from 1860 to 1964; the ZIP code 42269 was assigned to Reedyville when the ZIP Codes took effect in July 1963.
Nearby cities
*Bowling Green
A bowling green is a finely laid, close-mown and rolled stretch of turf for playing the game of bowls.
Before 1830, when Edwin Beard Budding of Thrupp, near Stroud, UK, invented the lawnmower, lawns were often kept cropped by grazing sheep ...
* Brownsville
* Morgantown
* Richardsville
* Roundhill
References
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