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Sparksville, Kentucky

Coordinates: 37°0′30″N 85°24′7″W / 37.00833°N 85.40194°W / 37.00833; -85.40194
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Sparksville
Sparksville is located in Kentucky
Sparksville
Sparksville
Location within the state of Kentucky
Sparksville is located in the United States
Sparksville
Sparksville
Sparksville (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°0′30″N 85°24′7″W / 37.00833°N 85.40194°W / 37.00833; -85.40194
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyAdair
Elevation
1,102 ft (336 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID509102

Sparksville is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1102 feet (336 m).[1] Its post office, which is no longer in operation, was named for Charles Weed Sparks, who is said to have established it on August 11, 1884; Sparks was later to establish and give his middle name to the nearby hamlet of Weed.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sparksville, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1984). Kentucky Place Names. Univ. Press of Ky. p. 278.