Weed | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | USA Kentucky#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kentucky |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kentucky |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Adair |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 1043 |
Coordinates: | 37.0386°N -85.4714°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 509331 |
Weed is an unincorporated community in Adair County, Kentucky, United States. Its elevation is 1043 feet (318 m).
The Weed post office, which is no longer in operation, was established on October 15, 1901, by Charles Weed Sparks Sr., who gave it his middle name. Sparks had earlier run the post office at nearby Sparksville, which was also named for him.[1]