Sprout, Kentucky

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]

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Sprout is located in Kentucky
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Location within the state of Kentucky
Sprout is located in the United States
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Sprout (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°18′7″N 83°53′12″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyNicholas
Elevation
751 ft (229 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID509114[1]

The community was named after the local Shrout family (a transcription error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected).[4]

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