Pointer is an

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Pulaski County, Kentucky Pulaski County is a County (United States), county in the U.S. Commonwealth of Kentucky. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 65,034. Its county seat is Somerset, Kentucky, Somerset. The county was founded in Dece ...

History

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called Pointer was established in 1891, and remained in operation until 1985. The community was named after Pointer Creek. A variant name was "Hickory Nut".

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Unincorporated communities in Pulaski County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{PulaskiCountyKY-geo-stub