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Finney
Finney is located in Kentucky
Finney
Finney
Location in Kentucky
Finney is located in the United States
Finney
Finney
Location in the United States
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Barren
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID 492085

Finney is a small, quiet place in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. It is known as an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that don't have their own local government, like a mayor or city council. Instead, it's usually managed by the larger county government.

A Look at Finney

Finney is located in the beautiful state of Kentucky. It sits within Barren County, which is in the south-central part of the state. The area around Finney is mostly rural, meaning it has lots of open land, farms, and natural spaces rather than big cities.

How Finney Got Its Name

Finney got its name from a local family. In 1898, a post office was opened in the community. It was decided to name the post office, and therefore the community, after the Finney family who lived there. This is a common way many small towns and communities across the United States got their names, often honoring early settlers or important local families.

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