Huntertown in Woodford County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Huntertown

Photographed by Brian K. Hall, August 25, 2021

1. Huntertown Marker

Inscription. Huntertown was an African-American hamlet in Woodford County settled after the Civil War. On August 29, 1871, Jerry Gatewood, who was formerly enslaved and a veteran of the USCT, bought the first 5-acre tract from Isham Riley of the Hunter family to form the Huntertown community. Railey originally purchased the 50-acre site for 34 mules and $5.

Erected 2021 by Kentucky Historical Society; Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2629.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical date for this entry is August 21, 1871.

Location. 38° 2.08′ N, 84° 41.986′ W. Marker is in Huntertown, Kentucky, in Woodford County. It is on Huntertown Community Road West 0.1 miles east of Huntertown Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 203 Huntertown Rd, Versailles KY 40383, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Bluegrass Region

and in Greater

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Lexington Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Calmes Tomb (approx. one mile away); Buck Pond (approx. one mile away); Hemp in Kentucky / Woodford County Hemp (approx. one mile away); Josephine Henry (approx. 1.7 miles away); Josephine K. Henry - Fighter for Women's Rights (approx. 2 miles away); Randall Lee Gibson / Jerome Bonaparte Robertson (approx. 2 miles away); Woodford County's Civil War Generals (approx. 2 miles away); Woodford County, 1789 / County Named (approx. 2 miles away).

Regarding Huntertown. Huntertown was an African American community.

Former Huntertown Settlement image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brian K. Hall, August 25, 2021

2. Former Huntertown Settlement

Photographed by Brian K. Hall, August 25, 2021

3. Huntertown Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 26, 2021. It was originally submitted on August 25, 2021, by Brian K. Hall of Lexington, Kentucky. This page has been viewed 622 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 25, 2021, by Brian K. Hall of Lexington, Kentucky. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.