Morgantown is a home rule-class city[5] in, and the seat of Butler County, Kentucky, United States.

[8] The etymology of the city's present name (originally written Morgan Town) is uncertain.

[9] It was incorporated as Morgantown by the state assembly in 1813,[1] although the post office also went by the name Butler Court House during the 19th century.

[8] Granville Allen, a member of the 17th Kentucky Infantry, was one of the first Union soldiers to die in the Civil War, in a skirmish on October 29, 1861.

The Johnson Cemetery is still there and is directly above the monument, which is a limestone marker cut into the side of the old Logansport road.

Morgantown has one of only two monuments in the country dedicated to soldiers of both sides who died in the Civil War.

The Confederate-Union Veterans' Monument in Morgantown is located on the grounds of the county courthouse.

[7] The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

A subsequent period of road-building began, and in 1930, a road connecting Morgantown with Bowling Green provided an alternate conduit for commerce.