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Two communities, linked in planning
The rural settlement study describes Uttingertown and Columbus as adjoining settlements reached by narrow lanes off Royster Road. They are distinct communities, even when a planning document presents them under a shared heading.
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A school built with shared funds
Kentucky’s Rosenwald inventory records Uttingertown’s two-room, two-teacher school in the 1917–1920 funding period. Its $3,406 cost combined $840 from Black contributors, $600 from white contributors, $1,666 in public funds, and $300 from Rosenwald.
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Sources and further reading
- LFUCG rural settlement study, 1999 draft ↗
- LFUCG rural settlements presentation (January 2026) ↗
- Kentucky Heritage Council · Rosenwald school inventory, p. 44 (PDF) ↗
- Map reference source ↗
Location note: Uttingertown general gazetteer reference near Royster Road; not a boundary.
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