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History · Woodbury

Woodbury’s post office opened in 1871, and 43% of its homes were built before 1940

Its Register listings are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office and the Finney Hotel. Its Register listings are the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office and the Finney Hotel. Below: maps from 1914 on and the census since 1850.

1871first post office
2on the National Register
43%homes built before 1940
1famous people
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Quick answers

How Woodbury began

When was Woodbury founded?

1871

The Woodbury post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 57 in 18502020 census: 80155 years
Founding year: the first Woodbury post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Woodbury’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Woodbury are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 194 in 1890; 80 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19143 editions of the USGS map, 1914 to 1973. Watch Woodbury change.Old housesHalf of Woodbury’s homes were built before 1956.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Woodbury’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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People over time

Woodbury, census by census

01002001850190019502000Peak: 194

Peaked at 194 in 1890; 80 people lived here in 2020.

11 censuses, 1850–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Woodbury’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Woodbury on the map, 1914 to 1973

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Woodbury. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Woodbury on the 1914 USGS mapWoodbury on the 1954 USGS mapWoodbury on the 1973 USGS map1914Little Muddy sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Woodbury.

The story so far

Woodbury, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Woodbury yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Woodbury is a home rule-class city in Butler County, Kentucky, United States. As of the 2020 census, Woodbury had a population of 80.

Its first post office opened in 1871. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 90 to 80 (-11%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Woodbury, 1871 to 1914

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1871Post officeThe Woodbury post office opens
  3. 1878Born hereClaude C. Bloch is born here
  4. 1890CensusPopulation peaks at 194
  5. 20th century
  6. 1914On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
By decade

Woodbury, decade by decade

Today5 recent
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On the National Register

2 historic places in Woodbury

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
3
each building in a district counts
first listed
1980
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's H…
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's OfficeFinney Hotel
Buildings

Architectural styles listings

I-House1
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's OfficeBuilding
Finney HotelI-House

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Questions about Woodbury’s history

What year was Woodbury founded?

The Woodbury post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

What is on the National Register in Woodbury?

Two places: the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Superintendent's House and Workmen's Office (listed 1980) and the Finney Hotel (1995).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (2), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.