Crocus, Kentucky

Coordinates: 36°58′50″N 85°12′39″W / 36.98056°N 85.21083°W / 36.98056; -85.21083
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Crocus
Crocus is located in Kentucky
Crocus
Crocus
Location within the state of Kentucky
Crocus is located in the United States
Crocus
Crocus
Crocus (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°58′50″N 85°12′39″W / 36.98056°N 85.21083°W / 36.98056; -85.21083
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyAdair and Russell
Elevation
988 ft (301 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID507785

Crocus is an unincorporated community in Adair and Russell counties in the U.S. state of Kentucky. Its elevation is 988 feet (301 m).[1]

The community, first established in 1840, possibly received its name from the wild crocuses growing along the nearby creek.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Crocus, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 73. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.