Merry Oaks, Kentucky

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Merry Oaks (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°01′20″N86°06′22″W / 37.02222°N 86.10611°W / 37.02222; -86.10611 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-5 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (CDT)
ZIP codes
42171
GNIS feature ID508594 [1]

Merry Oaks is a rural unincorporated community in northwest Barren County, Kentucky, United States. [1] [2]

Unincorporated area Region of land not governed by own local government

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Merry Oaks". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ "Merry Oaks Populated Place Profile / Barren County, Kentucky Data". kentucky.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
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