Pigeonroost, Clay County, Kentucky

Pigeonroost
Unincorporated community
Pigeonroost

Location within the state of Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°6′40″N 83°48′52″W / 37.11111°N 83.81444°WCoordinates: 37°6′40″N 83°48′52″W / 37.11111°N 83.81444°W
Country United States
State Kentucky
County Clay
Elevation 886 ft (270 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 514554[1]

Pigeonroost is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in 1974 [2]

Pigeonroost takes its name from the extinct passenger pigeon which was once abundant throughout Kentucky.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pigeonroost, Clay County, Kentucky
  2. ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 13. Retrieved 24 November 2013.