Habit is an unincorporated community located in Daviess County, Kentucky, United States.
Habit | |
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  Habit Location within the state of Kentucky  Habit Habit (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°41′52″N 86°59′47″W / 37.69778°N 86.99639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Daviess |
| Elevation | 554 ft (169 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CST) |
| GNIS feature ID | 493513[1] |
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
edit- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Habit, Kentucky
- ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 127. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
