A group of Amish-Mennonites migrated to Guthrie from Stuart's Draft, VA in 1958 and formed the first Amish settlement in KY, seeking to retain traditional Amish dress, transportation, and language practices. The settlement grew as migrants from other states joined. The first meeting house was constructed in 1965 and a schoolhouse was built in 1972. The settlement is affiliated with New Order Amish. It is also known as “electric” Amish due to the use of electricity in homes and mechanized farm equipment. Fertile land and local acceptance of the settlement spurred more migration to Kentucky. By the close of the twentieth century, there were approximately thirty Amish settlements in the state.