Sprout, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
38°18′7″N 83°53′12″W / 38.30194°N 83.88667°W / 38.30194; -83.88667CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyNicholasElevation
751 ft (229 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID509114[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

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sprout, Kentucky
  2. ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 125.
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