Butler Kentucky Map

About Butler, Kentucky

Butler is a locality in Pendleton County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 646. The population density is 1312.7 people per km². Butler is located at 38.7865°N, 84.3697°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Butler is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 41006.

Butler emerges from the verdant, limestone-rich folds of the Kentucky landscape, defined by the steady, winding presence of the Licking River. It lies 12.0 miles south of Alexandria, KY (from Alexandria, KY: bearing 175°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Claryville. The terrain here rises and falls in long, muscular swells of earth, where the sunlight at dusk catches the tall grasses and turns the fields into a shimmering, bronze-colored expanse. Only a few miles away, the quiet waters of Kincaid Lake offer a reflective mirror to the sky, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally marks the eastern horizon. The air in Butler carries the scent of damp soil and drying hay, a clean, sharp fragrance that speaks to the deep agricultural roots of a region shaped by slow geologic shifts and the patient carving of the riverbed.

Butler maintains a quiet, deliberate pace that honors the traditions of the Upper South, where the local economy has long been anchored by the resilience of small-scale farming and the steady labor of those who know the land’s temper. The proximity of the Morning View Natural Area provides a sanctuary for the native flora and fauna that once defined this entire territory, preserving a fragment of the wild for those who wander beyond the Irving Bottom. History here is felt in the way the local vernacular softens the edges of a conversation, a lingering cadence that survives even as the modern world edges closer. Life in Butler remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, a place where the work of the day is measured by the length of shadows across a fence line and the enduring, unforced gravity of the earth itself.

About This Butler Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Butler, Kentucky. Coordinates: 38.786457, -84.369659. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Butler includes the ZIP code (41006), telephone area code (859), county seat of Pendleton County (Falmouth), and school district assignment (Pendleton County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.