Etoile, Kentucky

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Etoile
Etoile is located in Kentucky
Etoile
Etoile
Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 36°50′8″N 85°54′0″W / 36.83556°N 85.90000°W / 36.83556; -85.90000Coordinates: 36°50′8″N 85°54′0″W / 36.83556°N 85.90000°W / 36.83556; -85.90000
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBarren
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CST)
ZIP codes
42131
GNIS feature ID507952[1]

Etoile is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The Etoile Post Office [2] closed in 1988.

Previously called Caney Fork, the post office opened in 1886 was named Etoile, Étoile being the French for star, for unknown reasons.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etoile, Kentucky
  2. ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 95. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved 2013-04-28.


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