Haywood, Kentucky facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Haywood
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 Haywood
Location in Kentucky
Haywood
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Barren |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| ZIP codes |
42141
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| GNIS feature ID | 493941 |
Haywood is a small place in Kentucky, United States. It's 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 city or town does. Instead, it's part of a larger area called Barren County.
About Haywood, Kentucky
Haywood is located in the beautiful state of Kentucky. It's found within Barren County. This community is quite small. It doesn't have its own mayor or city council. Instead, the county government helps manage things like roads and services for the people living there.
History of Haywood
One interesting fact about Haywood is that it once had its own post office. A post office is where people send and receive mail. However, this post office closed a long time ago, in October 1934. This means that today, people in Haywood get their mail through a nearby town or a different postal service.
Where is Haywood?
Haywood is in the central part of the United States. It's in the southern part of Kentucky. Its exact location is at coordinates 36 degrees, 56 minutes, 46 seconds North, and 85 degrees, 58 minutes, 28 seconds West. This helps people find it on a map. The community is about 751 feet (229 meters) above sea level.
