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