Ezel, Kentucky

Ezel
CDP
Ezel Location within the state of Kentucky
Coordinates: 37°53′28″N 83°26′40″W / 37.89111°N 83.44444°WCoordinates: 37°53′28″N 83°26′40″W / 37.89111°N 83.44444°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Morgan
Elevation	945 ft (288 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	235
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	512105

Ezel (also Ecell and Ezell) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Morgan County, Kentucky, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 460, west of the city of West Liberty, the county seat of Morgan County.^[1] Its elevation is 945 feet (288 m).^[2] Although it is unincorporated, it has a small post office, with the ZIP code 41425.^[3]

History

First incorporated in 1882, the town was given the name Ezel, for a rock in the Bible, by its first postmaster, Eli Pieratt, when the post office opened in 1875.^[4][5] It is now home to Ezel Elementary School and the Blackwater Volunteer Fire Department.

References

1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '06. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2006, p. 43.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ezel, Kentucky, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03.
3. Zip Code Lookup
4. Ky Atlas & Gazetteer
5. Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 97. Retrieved 2013-04-28.