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Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
Sprout
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°18′7″N 83°53′12″W / 38.30194°N 83.88667°W / 38.30194; -83.88667
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyNicholas
Elevation751 ft (229 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID509114

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. Of note, the Buzzard Roost Post Office, closed in 1861.

The community was named after the local Shrout family (a transcription error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sprout, Kentucky
  2. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt011.cfm
  3. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm
  4. 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
County seat: Carlisle
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Location of Nicholas County, Kentucky
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