Aberdeen, Kentucky

Aberdeen
Unincorporated community
Aberdeen is located in Kentucky
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Location within the state of Kentucky
Aberdeen is located in the United States
Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°15′14″N 86°40′54″W / 37.25389°N 86.68167°W / 37.25389; -86.68167
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyButler
Elevation
[1]
541 ft (165 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42201
GNIS feature ID485727[1]

Aberdeen is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Butler County, Kentucky, United States.

History

The town of Aberdeen, named after the major city in Scotland, United Kingdom of that name, was established at some time in the early half of the 19th century. From the 1850s through as late as the 1920s, the town was a thriving community with a coal mining operation,[2] and a company that manufactured railroad crossties.[3]

Geography

Aberdeen is located in central Butler County, at the junction of U.S. Highway 231 and Kentucky Routes 70 and 79, just across the bridge over the Green River from Morgantown. All three routes lead southwest to Morgantown immediately across the bridge. US 231 leads northwest to Cromwell and Beaver Dam. KY 70 leads east to Roundhill and Brownsville, and KY 79 leads northeast to Caneyville. The community can also be accessed directly from the Exit 33 interchange of Interstate 165 near the Butler/Ohio County line.

Post office

Aberdeen has a local post office with ZIP code 42201.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aberdeen, Kentucky
  2. ^ "Report of the State Inspector: Big Increase product of each mine in western district". Kentucky New Era. Hopkinsville, Kentucky. August 22, 1902. p. 2. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ Higgins, Betty (December 17, 1975). "Scotland paper seeks information on Butler community Aberdeen". Park City Daily News. Bowling Green, Kentucky. p. 1. Retrieved November 22, 2023 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ United States Postal Service. "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  5. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2017.


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