Nobob, Kentucky

Nobob
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 36°51′55″N 85°46′27″W / 36.86528°N 85.77417°W / 36.86528; -85.77417Coordinates: 36°51′55″N 85°46′27″W / 36.86528°N 85.77417°W / 36.86528; -85.77417
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Barren
Elevation	833 ft (254 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CST (UTC-5)
GNIS feature ID	508712^[1]

Nobob is an unincorporated community in Barren County, Kentucky, United States.

History

A post office called Nobob was established in 1854, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1936.^[2] The community took its name from nearby Nobob Creek.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nobob, Kentucky
↑ "Barren County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
↑ Rennick, Robert M. (5 December 2013). From Red Hot to Monkey's Eyebrow: Unusual Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-8131-4614-0.

Municipalities and communities of Barren County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Glasgow

Cities	Cave City Glasgow Park City

CDP	Hiseville

Unincorporated communities	Apple Grove Austin Bear Wallow Beckton Berry Store Bon Ayr Bristletown Carden Cooktown Coral Hill Dry Fork Eighty Eight Etoile Finney Goodnight Griderville Halfway Haywood Highland Springs Kino Lecta Lucas Merry Oaks Nobob Oil City Park Peter Creek Pritchardsville Railton Red Cross Rocky Hill Roseville Slick Rock Stovall Temple Hill Tracy

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