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Ibex, Kentucky

Coordinates: 38°10′34″N 83°4′25″W / 38.17611°N 83.07361°W / 38.17611; -83.07361
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Ibex, Kentucky
Ibex is located in Kentucky
Ibex
Ibex
Location within the state of Kentucky
Ibex is located in the United States
Ibex
Ibex
Ibex (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°10′34″N 83°4′25″W / 38.17611°N 83.07361°W / 38.17611; -83.07361
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyElliott
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508305[1]

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

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

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  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. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.