Dry Fork, Kentucky
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  Dry Fork Location within the state of Kentucky  Dry Fork Dry Fork (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 36°48′55″N 85°55′29″W / 36.81528°N 85.92472°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kentucky |
| County | Barren |
| Elevation | 820 ft (250 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP codes | 42123 |
| GNIS feature ID | 507876[1] |
Dry Fork (or Dryfork) is a rural unincorporated community in southern Barren County, Kentucky, United States.[1][2] Dry Fork is named for one of three forks of a local creek, which went dry in summer, located about "half a mile below Blue Spring at the Jacob Dillon old place".[3] Dry Fork had a post office from 1848 to 1943.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Dry Fork". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Dry Fork Populated Place Profile / Barren County, Kentucky Data". kentucky.hometownlocator.com. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
- ^ "Barren County Names Traced". The Glasgow Daily Times. November 14, 1965. p. 53. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
- ^ "Area post offices trace long service". The Glasgow Daily Times. March 14, 1991. p. 15. Retrieved January 25, 2026.
Municipalities and communities of Barren County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |