Weed, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°2′19″N 85°28′17″W / 37.03861°N 85.47139°W / 37.03861; -85.47139CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyAdairElevation
1,043 ft (318 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)GNIS feature ID509331

Weed is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1043 feet (318 m).[1]

The Weed post office, which is no longer in operation, was established on October 15, 1901, by Charles Weed Sparks Sr., who gave it his middle name. Sparks had earlier run the post office at nearby Sparksville, which was also named for him.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Weed, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Univ. Press of Ky. p. 312. ISBN 0813144019.
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