Bonnieville, Kentucky
| Bonnieville, Kentucky | |
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| City | |
 Location of Bonnieville, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates: 37°22′29″N 85°54′12″W / 37.37472°N 85.90333°WCoordinates: 37°22′29″N 85°54′12″W / 37.37472°N 85.90333°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Hart |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Land | 0.5 sq mi (1.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 650 ft (198 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 255 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 262 |
| • Density | 472/sq mi (182.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 42713 |
| Area code(s) | 270 & 364 |
| FIPS code | 21-08488 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0487671 |
Bonnieville is a home rule-class city in Hart County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 255 at the 2010 census.
Bonnieville is located at 37°22′29″N 85°54′12″W / 37.37472°N 85.90333°W (37.374850, -85.903429).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.6 square miles (1.6 km2), all land. U.S. Route 31W passes through the middle of the city. Bonnieville is accessible from Exit 71 on Interstate 65. Part of the original main line of the historic Louisville and Nashville Railroad (now CSX) passes through the city. A stream known as Bacon Creek bisects the city.
Founded in 1849, the town was originally known as Bacon Creek, for the stream that runs through the city. It is rumored that the name was changed to Bonnieville because of the popularity of the song "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean".
On December 26, 1862, the Confederate John Hunt Morgan sent a detachment from Upton to the bridge over Bacon Creek in Bonnieville. A brief firefight with a detachment of the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment resulted with the destruction of the bridge for a third time and the wounding of 23. The railroad remained closed for six weeks until the tracks could be repaired and reopened on February 1.
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