Woodbury Kentucky Map

About Woodbury, Kentucky

Woodbury is a locality in Butler County, Kentucky, United States. It is a small community with a population of 80. The population density is 216.0 people per km². Woodbury is located at 37.1834°N, 86.6339°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Woodbury is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 42261, 42288.

Woodbury occupies a quiet stretch of land where the moisture-heavy air clings to the limestone bedrock and the low-hanging branches of hardwood trees. It lies 17.0 miles northwest of Bowling Green, KY (from Bowling Green, KY: bearing 322°T), and is situated 4.0 miles southeast of Morgantown. The Green River flows with a persistent, muscular gravity past the settlement, its dark currents carving a path through the earth that dictates the orientation of every porch and fence line. Beyond the river’s immediate reach, the terrain rises into the modest, verdant folds of Pea Ridge, which silhouettes against the sky like a dormant, ancient spine. A few miles distant, the still, reflective surface of Martin Lake offers a reprieve from the river’s constant motion, while the deeper depressions of Possum Hollow collect the evening mist, turning the landscape into a study of layered grays and deep, mossy greens as the sun dips below the horizon.

Woodbury retains the quiet gravity of a place defined by its historical connection to the river’s commerce, once serving as a vital artery for the transport of regional timber and agricultural bounty. The local economy persists in a measured, deliberate fashion, tethered to the cycles of the land and the quiet endurance of those who work it. Life here moves with a certain gravity, marked by the long shadows cast by the afternoon sun and the occasional distant hum of activity drifting from the direction of Charles T Black City Park. The architectural remnants of older brick structures stand as silent witnesses to a time when the river was the primary pulse of the region, and today, the residents maintain a steady pace, finding a particular beauty in the way the light catches the dust on a country road or the way the seasons transform the dense, inland foliage into a kaleidoscope of muted, earthy tones.

About This Woodbury Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodbury, Kentucky. Coordinates: 37.183379, -86.633877. 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 Woodbury includes the ZIP code (42261, 42288), telephone area code (270), county seat of Butler County (Morgantown), and school district assignment (Butler 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.