| Sprout | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Sprout Location within the state of Kentucky  Sprout Sprout (the US) | |
| Coordinates: 38°18′7″N83°53′12″W / 38.30194°N 83.88667°W Coordinates: 38°18′7″N83°53′12″W / 38.30194°N 83.88667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Nicholas |
| Elevation | 751 ft (229 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CST (UTC-5) |
| 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]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Nicholas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2010 census, the population was 7,135. Its county seat is Carlisle, which is also the only incorporated community in the county. Founded in 1799, the county is named for Col. George Nicholas, the "Father of the Kentucky Constitution".
The community was named after the local Shrout family (a transcription error accounts for the error in spelling, which was never corrected). [4]
