Reedyville, Kentucky

Reedyville
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°11′29″N86°25′54″W / 37.19139°N 86.43167°W / 37.19139; -86.43167
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Butler
Elevation	522 ft (159 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID	508917 [1]

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

Geography

The community is located in the easternmost portion of Butler County at coordinates 37°11′29″N86°25′54″W / 37.19139°N 86.43167°W / 37.19139; -86.43167 . ^[1] It is located along Kentucky Route 185 (KY 185) about 3.4 miles (5.5 km) south of Roundhill, or about 15 miles (24 km) north of Bowling Green. ^[3] 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, ^[4] 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. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Education

Students in Reedyville attend Butler County Schools in Morgantown, Kentucky, including Butler County Middle and high schools. 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 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. ^[5]

Points of interest

Green River Lock and Dam Number 5

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. 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 73 miles (117 km) course of the river from the Mammoth Cave National Park to Rochester. ^{[8] [9] [10] [11]} However, only a third of the dam was removed when officials realized the removal was negatively impacting the river flow and the depth; ^[12] 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, ^[13] and in areas further east into Edmonson County. ^[14] 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. ^{[15] [16]}

Other points of interest

• Honaker's Cemetery
• Reedyville Community Center

Post office

Reedyville's post office was in operation from 1860 to 1964; ^[17] the ZIP code 42269 was assigned to Reedyville when the ZIP Codes took effect in July 1963. ^[18] 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

• Bowling Green
• Brownsville
• Morgantown
• Richardsville
• Roundhill

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. "Hard to Gauze Bridge's Effect". Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. February 15, 1967. p. 7. Retrieved November 18, 2023– via Google Books.
5. Kentucky Department of Highways (1958). Butler County Highway Map (PDF) (Map). 1:125000. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways . Retrieved December 24, 2015.
6. "Remembering Ferryboats". SOKY Happenings. August 3, 2021. Archived from the original on September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 17, 2022.
7. Thomas, Bill (September 23, 1956). "Ferries Now Rare Sight on Barren, Green Rivers". Park City Daily News . pp. 14, 16. Retrieved November 23, 2023– via Google Books.
8. Korfhage, Abby. "Green River Lock and Dam 5 removal improves safety, enhances habitat". USACE Louisville District. US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
9. Garrison, Krista (June 24, 2021). "Green River Lock and Dam 5 removal will create a better environment for ecosystem and recreational activities". WNKY . Retrieved October 12, 2021.
10. Green River Pool 5 Photo Gallery. Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife . Retrieved 12 October 2021.
11. Embry-Jones, Lynzie (March 9, 2022). "Fiscal Court is offered the Lock 5 property." Butler County Banner-Republican , March 9, 2022, pages 1 and 2.
12. Bledsoe, Lynn (June 7, 2023). "What's the problem with our water and how do we keep it flowing?". Edmonson News . pp. 1, 2.
13. Doyle, Darren (September 5, 2024). "Multiple Vehicle Surfacing From Lock 5 Location Due to Low Water Levels". EdmonsonVoice.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
14. Bledsoe, Lynn (October 2, 2024). "Removal of Automobiles From Green River". Edmonson News . pp. 1–2, 7.
15. Home. Big Reedy Christian Camp. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
16. History. Big Reedy Christian Camp. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
17. "Notification Service | Post Offices".
18. "ZIP Code Numbers For B.G. Section Listed". Bowling Green Daily News . March 23, 1963. p. 1 – via Google Books.