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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]

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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.