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Sample, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 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	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	40163
GNIS feature ID	502882

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 City to attend the fights.

The Sample post office closed in 1992. The origin of the name "Sample" is obscure.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sample, Kentucky
2. "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–143.

v t e 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 Holt Hudson Kingswood Kirk 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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