Utica is a small rural unincorporated community and census-designated place in Daviess County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 208 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

The community is located in the south-central portion of Daviess County just north of the McLean County line. U.S. Route 431 (US 431) passes through the community, leading 12 mi north to Owensboro and 24 mi south to Central City.

Amenities

Utica has a post office (utilizing ZIP code 42376), a fire station, a cemetery, several churches, a gas station, and a couple of stores.

History

Utica was probably founded in the early 1800s and named after the City of Utica, New York. Mill Street, which is the first side road on KY 140, was named after the flour mill that was located behind JR's Market. The first property on Mill Street was a passenger train station in the late 1800s to early 1900s that ferried people to the river town of Owensboro across the border from Indiana. This cemetery consists of people from the local community as early as the early 1900s but most are from the 1930s and upward. It is still used to this day.