Welcome to Goodnight ...

Goodnight is located in Barren County<1>.

The location of Goodnight has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Goodnight, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Goodnight is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Goodnight lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Goodnight, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Goodnight is within the boundaries of the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Goodnight ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Goodnight - they are located in Colorado, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Goodnight.

Communities near Goodnight ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Goodnight.

• Glasgow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <4>
• Cave City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave City
  • Cave City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cave City <4>
• Horse Cave
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Cave
  • Horse Cave is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horse Cave <4>
• Munfordville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Munfordville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munfordville
  • Munfordville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Munfordville <4>
• Edmonton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonton
  • Edmonton is located in Metcalfe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edmonton <4>
• Smiths Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smiths Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiths Grove
  • Smiths Grove is located in Warren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 817 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiths Grove <4>
• Park City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Park City is located in Barren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <4>
• Bonnieville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnieville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnieville
  • Bonnieville is located in Hart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bonnieville <4>
• Hiseville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiseville
  • Hiseville is located in Barren County
• Oil City
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oil City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
  • Oil City is located in Barren County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Goodnight. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Goodnight.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Goodnight. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Goodnight.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Goodnight. See our Newspapers Page for Goodnight.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Goodnight ...

Looking for more information about Goodnight? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Goodnight, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Goodnight.

Adding Goodnight to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Goodnight in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Goodnight was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Goodnight post office opened in 1891.

We also found Goodnight in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Goodnight.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Goodnight. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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