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Welcome to Morgantown ...

The city of Morgantown is located in Butler County<1> and is the County Seat for Butler County.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Morgantown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1813.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Morgantown has a population of 2,408 people<2> (see below for details).

Morgantown is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The telephone area code for Morgantown: (270)

The ZIP code for Morgantown: 42261<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Morgantown had an population of 2,408 people. This is an increase of 0.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 5.35% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Morgantown had a population of 2,394 people (which is 18.87% of the total population of Butler County). This makes Morgantown the county's most populous community.

The population of Morgantown represents 0.06% of the population of Kentucky (which has 4,339,367 people), making it the state's 129th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,394 people, the population of Morgantown decreased 5.9% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,544 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Morgantown.

Communities Also Named Morgantown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Morgantown - they are located in Arizona, Florida, Indiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi (3), Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio (5), Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Morgantown ...

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

  • Beaver Dam
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hartford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartford have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartford
    • Hartford is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,715 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartford <5>
  • Caneyville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • McHenry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McHenry have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McHenry
    • McHenry is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 380 people
  • Rockport
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Ohio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 263 people
  • Rochester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rochester have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
    • Rochester is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
  • Woodbury
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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
  • Dunbar
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunbar have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Dunbar is located in Butler County
  • Mining City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mining City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mining City
    • Mining City is located in Butler County
  • Brooklyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
    • Brooklyn is located in Butler 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 Morgantown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Morgantown.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Morgantown. 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 Morgantown.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Morgantown. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Morgantown.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Morgantown ...

Looking for more information about Morgantown? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Morgantown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Morgantown.

Adding Morgantown to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Morgantown 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 Morgantown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Morgantown post office opened in 1813.

We also found Morgantown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Morgantown.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Morgantown. 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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Morgantown.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Morgantown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a city (such as Morgantown). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Morgantown or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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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