Ep, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
38°27′54″N 84°50′28″W / 38.46500°N 84.84111°W / 38.46500; -84.84111CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyOwenElevation
866 ft (264 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID2567366[1]

Ep was an unincorporated community in Owen County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office operated in the community from 1881 to 1903. According to tradition, prominent resident Penelope Sullivan was often called 'Aunt Ep' by children who found her name hard to pronounce.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ep, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 94. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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Municipalities and communities of Owen County, Kentucky, United States
County seat: Owenton
Cities
  • Gratz
  • Monterey
  • Owenton
  • Sparta‡
Location of Owen County, Kentucky
Unincorporated
communitiesGhost town
  • Ep
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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