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Habit, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°41′52″N 86°59′47″W / 37.69778°N 86.99639°W / 37.69778; -86.99639
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Habit
Habit is located in Kentucky
Habit
Habit
Location within the state of Kentucky
Habit is located in the United States
Habit
Habit
Habit (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°41′52″N 86°59′47″W / 37.69778°N 86.99639°W / 37.69778; -86.99639
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyDaviess
Elevation
554 ft (169 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID493513[1]

Habit is an unincorporated community located in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community in 1884, and named for the local English-American blacksmith Frederick Habitt.[2] Portions of the Ann Patchett novel The Patron Saint of Liars take place in the town.

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Habit, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 127. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.