What is Guthrie, Kentucky?
'''Guthrie''' is a [[city]] in [[Todd County, Kentucky|Todd County]] in the state of [[Kentucky]] in the [[United States]]. In 2020, 1,330 people lived there.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/profile/Guthrie_city,_Kentucky?g=160XX00US2133562|access-date=2025-02-07|website=data.census.gov}}</ref> == History == In the 1840s, Guthrie was a [[stagecoach]] stop and was named '''Pondy Woods'''. Some people also called it '''State Line''' because it is close to the [[Tennessee]] state line.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3Lac2FUSj_oC&pg=PA127|title=Kentucky Place Names|last=Rennick|first=Robert M.|date=1984|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=978-0-8131-2631-9|language=en}}</ref> It was renamed to its current name in 1867. It was named after former United States Representative [[James Guthrie]]. This person also operated an important local railroad named the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]. == References == <references /> {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Cities in Kentucky]]