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°W / 37.11111; -83.81444Coordinates: 37°6′40″N 83°48′52″W / 37.11111°N 83.81444°W / 37.11111; -83.81444
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

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

Municipalities and communities of Clay County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Manchester

City	Manchester

CDP	Oneida

Other unincorporated communities	Barcreek Big Creek Bluehole Brightshade Burning Springs Eriline Fall Rock Garrard Goose Rock Grace Hima Hooker Littleton Marcum Mill Pond Mouth of Hector Ogle Peabody Pigeonroost Plank Sextons Creek Sibert Spurlock Wild Cat

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