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Welcome to Reedyville ...

Reedyville is located in Butler County<1>.


The location of Reedyville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Reedyville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

Reedyville is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Reedyville lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Reedyville, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Reedyville lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Reedyville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Reedyville - it's located in West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Reedyville.

Communities near Reedyville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Reedyville.

  • Bowling Green
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
    • Bowling Green is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,631 people
    • Former names for Bowling Green:
    • Bolin Green
    • McFadden's Station
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
  • Morgantown
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brownsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Smiths Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
    • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
  • Caneyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Plum Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Springs
    • Plum Springs is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 542 people
  • Oakland
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oakland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Oakland is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 217 people
  • Woodbury
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
    • Woodbury is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Anna
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
    • Anna is located in Warren County
  • Huff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
    • Huff is located in Edmonson County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Reedyville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Reedyville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Reedyville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Reedyville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Reedyville. See our Newspapers Page for Reedyville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Reedyville ...

Looking for more information about Reedyville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Reedyville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Reedyville.

Adding Reedyville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Reedyville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Reedyville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Reedyville post office opened in 1860.

We also found Reedyville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Reedyville.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Reedyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Reedyville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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