Woodbury, Kentucky

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Morgantown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42261. It stands on Black Swamp Branch. The Survey maps it on the Morgantown quadrangle. 80 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 413 feet above sea level.

Woodbury within Butler County

On record in Woodbury

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 2 records

Finney Hotellisted 1995
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Officelisted 1980

Population over time

2 figures

Woodbury fell from 90 to 80 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

Year	People	Change
2010	90
2020	80	-10 (-11%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

1914 USGS Little Muddy quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
1954 USGS Morgantown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1973 USGS Morgantown quadrangle1:24000
1981 USGS Beaver Dam quadrangle1:100000

Fires near this place

14 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Woodbury between 2000 and 2019, burning about 301 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause	Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Arson/incendiarism	2
Debris and open burning	2
Equipment and vehicle use	2
Recreation and ceremony	1
Smoking	1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
12 August 2002	Smoking	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
16 April 2019	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	15 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	RIVERSIDE
10 April 2017	Equipment and vehicle use	15 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	JOHNSON CEMENTARY ROAD
9 March 2007	Recreation and ceremony	75 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
9 March 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	2.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
8 March 2004	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
7 March 2001	Debris and open burning	5.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named
6 March 2000	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	1.0 acres	Kentucky Division of Forestry	not named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butler County

Storms near this place

47 since 2005

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodbury in 47 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 36 flood, 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
November 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	$25,000	Thunderstorms damaged the roof of two homes and a storage shed in Woodbury.
January 2009	Flood	Woodbury	$2,000	Ice and snow melt from a recent winter storm coupled with heavy rain caused minor flooding near Woodbury. The river crested at 39 feet, 6 feet above flood stage, on January 30th at 0600 local time.
May 2025	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	-	A tree was blown down onto the southbound lanes of Interstate 165 near mile marker 23.
June 2023	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	-	The Kentucky Mesonet station WDBY, 4 SSE of Morgantown, measured a 52 knot wind gust.
January 2021	Flash Flood	Woodbury	-	Multiple county roads were under water, including portions of Woodbury Loop and Brooklyn Chapel Road.
February 2018	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury went into minor flood. The river crested at 29.64 feet, which is 3.64 feet above flood stage.
February 2018	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury went into minor flood. The river crested on February 26 at 33.59 feet which is 7.59 feet above flood stage. The river remained above flood stage through the end of the month.
February 2016	Flood	Woodbury	-	A slow moving storm system led to several inches of rain across the area. The Green River at Woodbury rose above flood stage late on February 3rd, crested at 35.5 feet on February 4th, then fell below flood stage early on February 6th. Flood stage is 33 ft.
February 2016	Flood	Woodbury	-	An unsettled period of weather brought several inches of rain to the area, resulting in significant rises on the Green River. The Green River at Woodbury rose to 34.2 feet on February 25th before dropping below flood stage on February 26th. Flood stage is 33 ft.
August 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	-	The Butler County emergency manager reported trees down in the Woodbury area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
July 2016	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	-	Local law enforcement reported numerous large trees down across the southern and western portions of the county including the Woodbury area.
July 2016	Flood	Woodbury	-	Prolonged periods of heavy rain and slow moving thunderstorms resulted in significant rises on the Green River at Woodbury. The river crested at 40.2 feet on July 9, about 7 feet above flood stage.
April 2015	Flood	Woodbury	-	Heavy rain brought the Green River at Woodbury into flood, cresting at 34.0 feet on the evening of April 5th.
March 2015	Flood	Woodbury	-	Several inches of snow followed by 1 to 2 inches of rain resulted in the Green River at Woodbury to rise above flood stage. The river crested at 38.8 feet early on March 7th. The river remained high for several days, not falling below flood stage until the late afternoon hours of March 16th.
April 2015	Flood	Woodbury	-	Heavy rain brought the Green River at Woodbury into flood for an extended period. The first rose above flood stage on April 14th, crested at 40.1 feet on April 18th and then fell below flood stage on April 23rd.
December 2015	Flood	Woodbury	-	Nearly an inch of rain across much of central Kentucky brought the Green River at Woodbury into minor flood. The river crested at 33.4 feet late on December 2nd.
December 2015	Flood	Woodbury	-	Several heavy rain events during late December resulted in widespread 3 to 5 inch rainfall totals across central Kentucky. This brought the Green River at Woodbury into flood, cresting at 39.6 feet, 6.6 feet above flood stage. The crest occurred on December 28 and the river dropped below flood stage on December 31.
April 2014	Flood	Woodbury	-	Widespread 2 to 3 inch rains on April 3rd and 4th led to minor flooding of the Green River at Woodbury a day later. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. The river peaked at 34 feet just after midnight on the 5th of April.
May 2014	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury went into flood around midnight May 1st. It peaked at 33.9 feet during the morning hours before falling below flood stage late in the day. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33.0 feet.
May 2014	Flash Flood	Woodbury	-	A spotter reported that flash flooding briefly closed State Highway 403 just west of Woodbury.
July 2013	Flood	Woodbury	-	Heavy rains from the 4th through the 6th of July brought the Green River into flood at Woodbury. Flood state is 33 feet. The river crested at 35.8 feet during the late afternoon on July 7th.
January 2013	Flood	Woodbury	-	As a result of several days of heavy rain ending on January 13th, the Green River brought minor flooding to Woodbury. At Woodbury, flood stage is 33 feet. The Green River reached a crest of 36 feet by late afternoon on the 15th.
March 2013	Flood	Woodbury	-	Heavy rains around Mammoth Cave National Park on March 18th led to subsequent flooding on the Green River at Woodbury. The river crested at 34.3 feet during the late morning hours on March 20th. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet.
April 2013	Flood	Woodbury	-	Heavy rains the evening of April 27th led to minor flooding on the Green River at Woodbury. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. The river crested at 36 feet during the early afternoon on April 30th. Just before midnight on May 1st, the river had fallen to 35 feet. The river finally fell below flood stage by noon on May 1st.
May 2013	Flood	Woodbury	-	Heavy rain over a two day period ending on May 5th brought minor flooding to the Green River at Woodbury. Flood state at Woodbury is 33 feet. The Green River crested at 34.8 feet shortly before noon on May 7th.
February 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 38.3 feet at 5 AM CST on February 27. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with several county roads flooded, and lowlands around the town of Woodbury covered with water. The river at Woodbury remained above flood stage through early March.
March 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 34.2 feet around 5 AM CST on March 11. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with some lowlands around the town of Woodbury covered with water.
March 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	Flooding on the Green River at Woodbury began on the evening of February 25. The river had crested at 38.3 feet on the morning of February 27.
April 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury rose above flood stage around 12 AM CST on April 26. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. The river continued rising, and did not crest at 42.1 feet until May 5.
April 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	Kentucky 403, Woodbury Loop, was closed between mile markers 4 and 5.
April 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 39.8 feet around 6 AM CST on April 15. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with some low spots flooded on both North and South Church Streets.
November 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River went into flood at Woodbury. It would crest later in December. Flood stage is 33 feet.
May 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 42.1 feet around 4 AM CST on May 5. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with Old Ferry River Road in Aberdeen flooded, as well as some low spots on North and South Church Streets in Woodbury.
December 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 34.7 feet around 5 AM CST on December 7. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with sections of Kentucky Highway 403 flooded.
December 2011	Flood	Woodbury	-	Heavy rains in late November brought minor flooding to the Green River at Woodbury on December 1st and 2nd. The river crested at Woodbury at 35 feet at 5 am December 1st and fell below flood stage at 4 am December 2nd. Flood stage is 33 feet. Downstream of Woodbury, the Green River barely reached flood stage at 17 feet during the afternoon of December 2nd.
April 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	-	A Co-op observer near Woodbury reported winds estimated around 60 mph.
December 2009	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 33.2 feet around 5 AM CST on December 11, 2009. Flood stage is 33 feet. At this level, some lowlands around the town of Woodbury flood.
February 2009	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury began flooding on January 30th at 0410. The river crested on January 30th at 1200 at 39.0 feet, 6 feet above flood stage, and remained above flood stage until February 2nd at 0845.
March 2008	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 37.7 feet around 4 AM CST on March 21. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level with some county roads covered with water.
March 2008	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 36.7 feet around 5 AM CST on March 6. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level with some lowlands around the town of Woodbury covered with water.
April 2008	Flood	Woodbury	-	Kentucky Highway 403 between mile markers 4 and 5 was closed due to flooding.
April 2008	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 40.7 feet around 4 AM CST on April 7. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with low spots on North and South Church Streets in Woodbury flooded, and several county roads covered with water.
December 2007	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 36.7 feet around 0600EST on December 16. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level, with some lowlands around the town of Woodbury covered with water.
January 2006	Flood	Woodbury	-	The Green River at Woodbury crested at 34.3 feet around 6 AM EST on January 25. Flood stage at Woodbury is 33 feet. Minor flooding occurs at this level. Lowlands around the town of Woodbury begin to flood.
March 2026	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	-	no account filed
March 2020	Thunderstorm Wind	Woodbury	-	no account filed
June 2009	Hail	Woodbury	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Butler County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Cools Spring (historical)	1.9 miles	14
Mooretown (historical)	2.0 miles	14
Long Branch (historical)	3.5 miles	14
Martins Store (historical)	3.8 miles	14
Morgantown	3.9 miles	14
Youngtown	4.5 miles	14
Millshed (historical)	5.0 miles	14
Needmore	5.1 miles	14

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on Woodbury	An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2917632	The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 507088. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.