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Uniontown is a home rule-class city in Union County in western Kentucky, situated on the Ohio River at its confluence with Highland Creek.

Uniontown was formed in 1840 by merging the two adjoining river towns of Francisburg and Locust Port, and a post office under the new name opened in 1842.

Settlements stood on the site by 1790 and were known at various times as Mouth of Highland, Carthage, and The Rocks.

Uniontown was once a busy Ohio River port with a ferry landing, but it declined after the railroad bypassed it.

After the devastating Ohio River flood of 1937, Uniontown built a levee, completed in 1951, that still protects the city up to a river level of 66 feet.

The John T. Myers Locks and Dam on the Ohio River, once known as the Uniontown Locks and Dam, is located about 3.5 miles downriver from the city.

The Henderson Sloughs, a designated National Natural Landmark, lie on the county line just east of Uniontown.

Kentucky Routes 130 and 360 intersect in downtown Uniontown, and KY 130 crosses the levee to reach the Uniontown Ferry Boat Dock on the river.

The population of Uniontown was 929 at the 2020 census, down from 1,002 at the 2010 census; the city peaked at 1,532 residents in 1900 during its river-port era.

The city covers about 0.94 square miles, and at the 2000 census its 1,064 residents lived in 445 households.