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

  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.


Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sparksville,_Kentucky
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