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Sparksville, Kentucky

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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Sparksville
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Coordinates: 37°0′30″N 85°24′7″W / 37.00833°N 85.40194°W / 37.00833; -85.40194
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyAdair
Elevation1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID509102

Sparksville is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1102 feet (336 m). Its post office, which is no longer in operation, was named for Charles Weed Sparks, who is said to have established it on August 11, 1884; Sparks was later to establish and give his middle name to the nearby hamlet of Weed.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparksville, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Univ. Press of Ky. p. 278.
Municipalities and communities of Adair County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Columbia
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.


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