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Kuttawa, Kentucky

Kuttawa, Kentucky
City
Kuttawa in 1939
Kuttawa in 1939
Location in Lyon County and the state of Kentucky.
Location in Lyon County and the state of Kentucky.
Coordinates: 37°3′32″N 88°6′49″W / 37.05889°N 88.11361°W / 37.05889; -88.11361Coordinates: 37°3′32″N 88°6′49″W / 37.05889°N 88.11361°W / 37.05889; -88.11361
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Lyon
Incorporated 1872
Named for a Cherokee village
Area
 • Total 2.6 sq mi (6.8 km2)
 • Land 1.9 sq mi (5.0 km2)
 • Water 0.7 sq mi (1.8 km2)
Elevation 449 ft (137 m)
Population (2010)
 • Total 649
 • Density 307.1/sq mi (118.6/km2)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code 42055
Area code(s) 270
FIPS code 21-43264
GNIS feature ID 0495877

Kuttawa local /kəˈtɑːwə/ is a home rule-class city in Lyon County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 649 as of the 2010 U.S. census, up from 596 in 2000.

Former Ohio governor Charles Anderson founded the town on land he purchased in 1866. Originally spelled Cuttawa and Kittawa, Kuttawa seems to have been the name of a Cherokee village near the site, whose meaning is a matter of dispute: it has been variously translated as "beautiful", "city in the woods", and "great wilderness". The city was formally incorporated by the state assembly in 1872, the same year it received its post office.

In the early 1960s, the Tennessee Valley Authority constructed a dam across the Cumberland River at Grand Rivers, forming Lake Barkley. Eddyville and Kuttawa were both moved from their original locations owing to the impounded lake.

Kuttawa is located at 37°3′32″N 88°6′49″W / 37.05889°N 88.11361°W / 37.05889; -88.11361 (37.058964, -88.113643).


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