Merry Oaks, Kentucky

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Merry Oaks
Unincorporated community
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Merry Oaks
Location within the state of Kentucky
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Merry Oaks
Merry Oaks (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°01′20″N86°06′22″W / 37.02222°N 86.10611°W / 37.02222; -86.10611
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of Kentucky.svg Kentucky
County Barren
Elevation
682 ft (208 m)
Time zone UTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42171
GNIS feature ID508594 [1]

Merry Oaks is a rural unincorporated community in northwest Barren County, Kentucky, United States. [1] [2] Named for local oak trees, horse races were once held there. [3] Merry Oaks had a post office from 1836 until 1904. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Merry Oaks". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Merry Oaks Populated Place Profile / Barren County, Kentucky Data". kentucky.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Barren County Names Traced". The Glasgow Daily Times. November 14, 1965. p. 53. Retrieved January 25, 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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