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Monterey, Kentucky
Monterey, Kentucky

Monterey is an Owen county city near the Kentucky River on Cedar Creek about ten miles south of Owenton. The area was settled around 1805 by James and Alexander Williams and the site was first known as Williamsburg. It was later renamed for the Mexican War battle

Monterey was officially established in 1847 and incorporated in 1874 and 1955.

A Mouth of Cedar Creek post office opened in 1817 and was renamed Cedar Creek in 1825 and might have moved to the site of the town at that time. In 1847 it was renamed Monterey and it closed in 1865.

The population in 2020 was 111.

The Kentucky River Lock and Dam 3 at Monterey was completed in 1842. The downstream lock 2 is at Lockport and the upstream lock 4 is at Frankfort. Lock and Dam 3 is maintained by the Kentucky River Authority.

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