Windyville, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

37°12′58″N 86°19′28″W / 37.21611°N 86.32444°W / 37.21611; -86.32444CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyEdmonsonElevation

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758 ft (231 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID509383^[1]

Windyville is an unincorporated community located in Edmonson County, Kentucky, United States.

History

The first residence in Windyville was built sometime in the 1850s; it was originally used as a timber storage shack.^[2]

The name of Windyville is derived from its old nickname, “Kentucky’s Windy City”. Much so, a restaurant housed within a convenience store in the community was called “Windy City Cafe.” The store was shut down at some point in 2003 due to new competition in the Riverhill neighborhood on Brownsville's northern outskirts.

Geography and location

Windyville is located in central Edmonson County. It is situated about 3 miles (4.8 km) west-northwest of Brownsville along Kentucky Route 70.^[3]

Education

Students who are residing in Windyville attend Edmonson County Schools, including the Edmonson County High School, in Brownsville. At one time, Windyville was served by locally based school just west of the town, Blanton School, as well as another school in nearby Asphalt until the 1959-60 merger of all of Edmonson County's high schools in other communities.^[4] The Asphalt School building is still standing, but not in the condition to be used.

Transportation

In terms of transportation, Windyville is served by State Highway 70, connecting to Brownsville (the Edmonson County seat), Roundhill, and the Butler County seat of Morgantown. It was previously also served by the original KY 67 (now part of KY 655), which connected Windyville to Bowling Green by way of the now-out-of-service Bear Creek Ferry on the Green River.^[5]^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Windyville, Kentucky
^ "Old Residence At Windyville Destroyed By Fire". Park City Daily News. March 13, 1958. p. 5 – via Google Books.
^ DeLorme (2010). Kentucky Atlas & Gazetteer (Map). 1:150000. Yarmouth, ME: DeLorme. p. 64. § D4. ISBN 0-89933-340-0.
^ ^a ^b Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1958). Edmonson County Route Planning Map (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved October 27, 2014.
^ Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (1937). Edmonson County Route Planning Map (PDF) (Map). 1:62500. Frankfort: Kentucky Department of Highways. Retrieved October 27, 2014.