Barrallton, Kentucky

Barrallton is an unincorporated community located in Bullitt County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Sunnyside.

Barrallton
Barrallton
Location within the state of Kentucky
Barrallton
Barrallton (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°2′20″N 85°47′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyBullitt
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern(EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EST)
GNIS feature ID486424[1]

History

A post office was established at Barrallton in 1885, and remained in operation until 1942.[2] John Alden Barrall served as the first postmaster, and probably gave the community its name.[3]

gollark: 1lann's, probably.
gollark: How did you *know* it was good?
gollark: I mean, possibly power supply or PCI lanes, but I can't think of anything else.
gollark: I guess if you're not using it for gaming or whatever there shouldn't really be anything.
gollark: (probably a bit less, because diminishing returns or whatever)

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Barrallton, Kentucky
  2. "Bulitt County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2015.
  3. Rennick, Robert M. (28 August 2013). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 58. ISBN 0-8131-4401-9.



This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.