page_title: Rochester, Kentucky
section_title: Geography
hierarchical_section_title: Rochester, Kentucky / Geography
caption_attribution_description: English: The Rochester Ferry, operating along the Green River in Rochester, Kentucky, United States. The ferry is part of Kentucky Route 369.
context_page_description: Rochester is a home rule-class city in Butler County, Kentucky, United States, at the confluence of the Green and Mud rivers. The population was 152 at the 2010 census.
context_section_description: Rochester is located in western Butler County at 37°12′39″N 86°53′33″W (37.210712, -86.892483). Its northwestern boundary, the Green River, is the county boundary as well, with Ohio County on the opposite side of the river. A small portion of the western boundary of the city is formed by the Mud River, which is also the boundary with Muhlenberg County. Kentucky Route 70 (Rochester Road) passes through the city, leading east 14 miles (23 km) to Morgantown, the Butler County seat, and west 10 miles (16 km) to Drakesboro. Kentucky Route 369 leaves Rochester to the north, crossing the Green River by the Rochester Ferry and leading north 14 miles (23 km) to Beaver Dam.
  Rochester Dam is located along the Green River just north of Rochester.
  According to the United States Census Bureau, Rochester has a total area of 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²), of which 0.027 square miles (0.07 km²), or 5.46%, is water.
caption: Rochester Ferry
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