Egypt, Kentucky

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States

Unincorporated community in Kentucky, United States
37°18′47″N 83°53′46″W / 37.31306°N 83.89611°W / 37.31306; -83.89611CountryUnited StatesStateKentuckyCountyJacksonElevation
1,135 ft (346 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)GNIS feature ID[1]

Egypt is an unincorporated community located in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office [2] has been closed.

A post office was established in the community in 1876, and was given the name Egypt by the newly transplanted Amyx family who felt homesick in the rural backwater, as if they had been exiled to Egypt.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Egypt, Kentucky". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Egypt, Kentucky post office". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 90. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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