How Much Do You Know About Places in Jackson County? Where is the community of Parrot? How did it get the name?

April 17, 2025

Parrot is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States.

Parrot is located at the junction of Kentucky Route 2002 and Kentucky Route 2003 4.85 miles west of Annville.

Parrot had a post office which opened on September 7, 1898, with John Lear - Post Master and closed on July 23, 1994.

The community was named for a local family; it has also been called Letter Box, as before the post office opened residents used a letter box attached to a tree for mail service.