Butler County, Kentucky

Butler County is a county located in the US state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,690. Its county seat is Morgantown. The county was formed in 1810, becoming Kentucky's 53rd county. It is a prohibition, or "dry", county.Butler County is included in the Bowling Green, KY Metropolitan Statistical Area.HistoryNumerous archaeological sites are located along the Green River in Butler County. A 1932 survey found nine sites, many of which were a group of shell mounds, including the Carlston Annis and DeWeese Shell Mounds.The area now known as Butler County was first settled by the families of Richard C. Dellium and James Forgy, who founded a town called Berry's Lick. The first industry was salt-making.On January 18, 1810, the Kentucky General Assembly created Butler County from portions of Logan and Ohio counties. The new county was named for Major General Richard Butler, who died at the Battle of the Wabash in 1791.