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]

CountryUnited States

Elevation

751 ft (229 m)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

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Sprout
Unincorporated community
Sprout Location within the state of Kentucky Show map of Kentucky Sprout Sprout (the United States) Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°18′7″N 83°53′12″W
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]

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