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Sassafras, Kentucky
Sassafras, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
	Sassafras Sassafras
	Coordinates: 37°13′14″N 83°03′19″W / 37.22056°N 83.05528°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Knott
Elevation	948 ft (289 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	41759
Area code	606
GNIS feature ID	502996

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Sassafras is an unincorporated community in Knott County, Kentucky, United States. Sassafras is located along Kentucky Route 15, 9 miles (14 km) south-southwest of Hindman. Sassafras has a post office with ZIP code 41759.^[2]

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Further reading[edit]

Cheeves, John; Estep, Bill (June 29, 2013). "How a Kentucky school teacher stopped a 756-acre surface mine — for now". Lexington Herald-Leader.

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[1] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sassafras, Kentucky

[2] ZIP Code Lookup

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-'''Sassafras''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Knott County, Kentucky|Knott County]], [[Kentucky]], [[United States]]. Sassafras is located along [[Kentucky Route 15]], {{convert|9|mi|km}} south-southwest of [[Hindman, Kentucky|Hindman]]. Sassafras has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 41759.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=41759&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref>
+'''Sassafras''' is an [[unincorporated community]] in [[Knott County, Kentucky|Knott County]], [[Kentucky]], United States. Sassafras is located along [[Kentucky Route 15]], {{convert|9|mi|km}} south-southwest of [[Hindman, Kentucky|Hindman]]. Sassafras has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 41759.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=41759&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref>
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-*{{cite news |last1=Cheeves|first1=John |last2= Estep |first2=Bill |date= June 29, 2013|title=How a Kentucky school teacher stopped a 756-acre surface mine — for now|url=http://www.kentucky.com/2013/06/29/2696651/how-a-kentucky-school-teacher.html|newspaper= [[Lexington Herald-Leader]]|location= |publisher= |accessdate= }}
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 [[Category:Unincorporated communities in Kentucky]]
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v t e Municipalities and communities of Knott County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Hindman
Cities	Hindman (formerly The Forks) Pippa Passes Vicco‡	Location of Knott County, Kentucky
Unincorporated communities	Anco Bath Betty Breeding Creek Dema‡ Elmrock Handshoe Hollybush Indian Grave Irishmans Kite Littcarr Mousie Pine Top Raven Redfox Sassafras Spider Topmost Wiscoal
post offices (and the creeks they are on)	Troublesome Creek (includes Mink, Emmalena, Fisty, and Carrie) The Forks of Troublesome (includes Cornett's Valley/McPherson/Hindman, Brinkley, Ivis, Mallie, Leburn, and Garner) Balls Fork (includes Talcum, Yellow Mountain, Vest, Balls Fork, Bearville, and Soft Shell) Lotts Creek (includes Elic and Cordia)
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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