Horse Creek (Kentucky)
Appearance
Pigeonroost | |
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Coordinates: 37°6′40″N 83°48′52″W / 37.11111°N 83.81444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kentucky |
County | Clay |
Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 514554[1] |
Pigeonroost is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in 1974 [2]
Pigeonroost takes its name from the extinct passenger pigeon which was once abundant throughout Kentucky.[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Horse Creek (Kentucky)
- ^ http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm[permanent dead link]
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 13. ISBN 0813108659. Retrieved 24 November 2013.