Sprout, Kentucky
| Sprout | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Sprout  Sprout Location within the state of Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′7″N 83°53′12″W / 38.30194°N 83.88667°WCoordinates: 38°18′7″N 83°53′12″W / 38.30194°N 83.88667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Nicholas |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST (UTC-5) |
| GNIS feature ID | 509114[1] |
Sprout is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Buzzard Roost or The Roost . The Sprout Post Office closed in 1907.[2] Of note, the Buzzard Roost Post Office, closed in 1861 [3]
The community was named after the local Shrout family (a transcription error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[4]
References
- ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sprout, Kentucky
- ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm
- ↑ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm
- ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 125.
Municipalities and communities of Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States | ||
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