Sprout, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Sprout

Unincorporated community

Sprout

Location within the state of Kentucky

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Sprout

Sprout (the United States)

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Coordinates: 38°18′7″N 83°53′12″W﻿ / ﻿38.30194°N 83.88667°W﻿ / 38.30194; -83.88667
Country| United States
State| Kentucky
County| Nicholas
Elevation

| 751 ft (229 m)
Time zone| UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-5 (CST)
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

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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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Municipalities and communities of Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Carlisle

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* Carlisle

Location of Nicholas County, Kentucky

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* Barefoot
* Barterville
* East Union
* Headquarters
* Hooktown
* Moorefield
* Morning Glory
* Myers
* Sprout
* Upper Blue Licks

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