what county is powderly, ky in
Powderly is a city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 846 at the 2000 census. The city is named for Terence Powderly, who opened a coal mine there in 1887. Powderly is located at 37Â°14â²25â³N 87Â°9â²25â³W / 37.24028Â°N 87.15694Â°W / 37.24028; -87.15694 (37.240274, -87.157042). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.7 kmÂ²), all of it land.