Habit, Kentucky

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

Habit
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°41′52″N 86°59′47″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

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.