Monterey, KY

Monterey is a former home rule-class city in Owen County, Kentucky, United States. The 2020 census counted 112 residents. The town was dissolved by the Kentucky Department for Local Government on May 20, 2025. The town was initially named Williamsburg due to a specific individual, James Williams, who came from Maryland, and set up a trading post in the area in about 1805, being the first to do so. That mix gives Monterey a clear local shape within Kentucky, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. The downtown area is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Monterey Historic District. Monterey includes a historic district.