Etoile, Kentucky

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Coordinates: 36°50′8″N85°54′0″W / 36.83556°N 85.90000°W / 36.83556; -85.90000 Coordinates: 36°50′8″N85°54′0″W / 36.83556°N 85.90000°W / 36.83556; -85.90000
CountryUnited States
State Kentucky
County Barren
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Time zone UTC−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]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Etoile, Kentucky
  2. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm%5B%5D
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 95. ISBN   0813126312 . Retrieved 2013-04-28.