Kuttawa, Kentucky
| Kuttawa, Kentucky | |
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Kuttawa in 1939
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 Location in Lyon County and the state of Kentucky. |
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| Coordinates: 37°3′32″N 88°6′49″W / 37.05889°N 88.11361°WCoordinates: 37°3′32″N 88°6′49″W / 37.05889°N 88.11361°W | |
| 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 (37.058964, -88.113643).
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