Sample, Kentucky

Sample
Unincorporated community
Sample Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°54′16″N 86°28′52″W / 37.90444°N 86.48111°W / 37.90444; -86.48111Coordinates: 37°54′16″N 86°28′52″W / 37.90444°N 86.48111°W / 37.90444; -86.48111
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Breckinridge
Elevation	423 ft (129 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
• Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP codes	40163
GNIS feature ID	502882^[1]

Sample is an unincorporated community within Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States. It was also known as Chicken Bristle.

History

This community, which was located on the CSX Railroad line, north of Hardinsburg, was originally named "Chicken Bristle" because of the famous cockfights which were held there. People came from many other states and as far away as Chicago and New York to attend the fights.

The Sample post office closed in 1992.^[2]

References

Municipalities and communities of Breckinridge County, Kentucky, United States

County seat: Hardinsburg

Cities	Cloverport Hardinsburg Irvington

Unincorporated communities	Addison Axtel Big Spring‡ Constantine Custer Falls of Rough Garfield Glen Dean Harned Hites Run Holt Hudson Kingswood Locust Hill Mattingly McDaniels McQuady Mook Mount Merino Mystic Raymond Roff Sample Se Ree Stephensport Tar Fork Union Star Vanzant Webster Westview

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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