Goodnight, Kentucky

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Goodnight
Unincorporated community
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Goodnight
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Goodnight
Goodnight (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°5′36″N85°52′49″W / 37.09333°N 85.88028°W / 37.09333; -85.88028
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Barren
Elevation
738 ft (225 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID508113 [1]

Goodnight is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The community was named in honor of Isaac Goodnight, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Kentucky. [2] During the American Civil War a teacher named Stephen Collier moved to Goodnight from Bear Wallow and opened a school called Mount Mary's Academy. [3] Goodnight had a post office from 1898 to 1902. [4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Goodnight, Kentucky
  2. ↑ Rennick, Charles (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Lexington, KY: University Press of Kentucky. p. 119.
  3. ↑ "Bearwallow". The Glasgow Daily Times. July 19, 1934. p. 5. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Area post offices trace long service". The Glasgow Daily Times. March 14, 1991. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2026.


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