Pigeonroost, Clay County, Kentucky

Pigeonroost is an unincorporated community in Clay County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office closed in 1974 [2]

Pigeonroost
Pigeonroost
Location within the state of Kentucky
Pigeonroost
Pigeonroost (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°6′40″N 83°48′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyClay
Elevation
886 ft (270 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID514554[1]

Pigeonroost takes its name from the extinct passenger pigeon which was once abundant throughout Kentucky.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pigeonroost, Clay County, Kentucky
  2. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt007.cfm%5B%5D
  3. Federal Writers' Project (1996). The WPA Guide to Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. p. 13. ISBN 0813108659. Retrieved 24 November 2013.


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