Ibex, Kentucky

Ibex is an unincorporated community within Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.

Ibex, Kentucky
Ibex
Location within the state of Kentucky
Ibex
Ibex (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°10′34″N 83°4′25″W
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyElliott
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508305[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1890. Ibex was named from the animal of the same name by its first postmaster.[2]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ibex, Kentucky
  2. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 148. Retrieved 2013-04-28.



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