Barnsley, Kentucky

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States}}

Barnsley is an unincorporated community in Hopkins County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky.{{GNIS|486420}}

History

Barnsley had its start in 1886 as a mining community.{{cite book|last=Rennick|first=Robert M.|title=Kentucky Place Names|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=azPttlmsv24C&pg=PT57|date=28 August 2013|publisher=University Press of Kentucky|isbn=978-0-8131-4401-6|page=57}} A post office was established at Barnsley in 1888, and remained in operation until 1928.{{cite web|url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Hopkins |title=Hopkins County |publisher=Jim Forte Postal History |accessdate=9 October 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305012254/http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=KY&county=Hopkins |archivedate=5 March 2016 }}

On December 10, 2021, a violent tornado tore through Barnsley, destroying 25 to 30 homes.{{cite news |last1=Yaney |first1=Jordan |title=Communities starting to rebuild two months after tornadoes |url=https://www.14news.com/2022/02/10/communities-starting-rebuild-two-months-after-tornadoes/ |access-date=21 October 2022 |work=www.14news.com |language=en}}

Less than 3 years later, another strong tornado impacted Barnsley. This tornado was rated EF3. {{cite news |last1=Schreiner |first1=Bruce |title=Kentucky family left homeless for second time by a tornado that hit the same location |url=https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/kentucky-family-left-homeless-time-tornado-hit-same-110621340 |access-date=28 May 2024 |work=ABC News |language=en}}

References

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Hopkins County, Kentucky

Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky