Etoile, Kentucky

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Etoile
Unincorporated community
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
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Barren
Elevation 728 ft (222 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CST (UTC-5)
ZIP codes 42131
GNIS feature ID 507952[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
  3. ↑ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). "Kentucky Place Names". University Press of Kentucky. p. 95. Retrieved 2013-04-28. 
Municipalities and communities of Barren County, Kentucky, United States
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