TIP #560 - KENTUCKY TOWNS REVISITED - ENDICOTT THROUGH EZEL Endicott, Floyd Co. ½ mile from KY 194 and 5 miles E of Prestonburg. Post Office established Aug 909 and named for the family of the first postmaster, John W Endicott. English, Carroll Co. 3 ½ miles S of Carrolton; named for Capt. James Whorton English, a veteran of the War of 1812. Post office established Aug 1876, William L MILES, postmaster. Closed. Ep, Owen Co. 1 mile E of US 127 and 5 miles S of Owenton. No post office now - operated 1881 to 1903; was in the area known as Greenup Fork. Named for Penelope Sullivan, daughter of Cyrus Wingate who was a state legislator. Children called her "Aunt Ep". Ep, Pike Co. See Belfry. Epley Post Office, Logan Co. See Epley Station. Epley Station, Logan Co. Was a station on the Owensboro and Nashville RR (later L&N). 4 miles NNW of Russellville. Station built about 1872 and named for the family of Fritz Eply from Germany. Post Office opened May 1887; B F Rust, post master. Re-established after closing in Nov 1888 s Epley Station March 1891. Edward Schader post master; closed 1921. Epperson PO, McCracken Co. See Reidland. Epsworth, Lewis Co. 15 miles WSW of Vanceburg; was a meeting ground owned by the Methodist Church. Site purchased by William Ruggles in 1872. Post office named for the town. No post office now. Equalization, Lewis Co. See Burtonville. Era, Christian Co. Extinct post office, 9 1/12 miles NW of Hopkinsville. Named for the newspaper known as Kentucky's New Era. Post office operated 1880-1913. Erline, Clay Co. Post office possibly named for Eveline (Mrs Van) Britton, but postal authorities misread the name on the petition because they couldn't read her writing. Post office opened Dec 1902, located 9 miles ENE of Manchester. Erlanger, Kenton Co. 5 miles WSW of downtown Cincinnati. Was a crossroads town; named for Maj. Thornton Timberlake who was a pioneer settler who owned much land there. Was a station of the Cincinnati-Southern RR. Originally named Greenwood Station for Miles Greenwood, the railroad's first president; re-named Silver Lake for the silvery appearance of the water; became Greenwood Lake in Apr 1878; re-named Erlanger in 1882 . Named for Emile D'Erlanger who was a German born English financier who had saved the railroad from financial ruin. Post office close 1920. Ermine, Letcher Co. Midway between Whitesburg and Mayking. Post office opened Oct 1904 and named for either Ermine Hall (son of Sallie Hall, first postmaster) or Ermine Craft. Escipion PO, Logan Co. See Oakville. Eskippakihiki, Clark Co. See Indian Old Fields Esomton PO, Laurel Co. See Fariston. Essie, Leslie Co. 7 ½ miles SSW of Hyden. Named for daughter of James Bowling who established the post office in Oct 1924. Eastill Court House PO, Estill Co. See Irvine. Estill Flat PO, Carter Co. See Wesleyville. Estill Furnadce PO, Estill Co. See Furnace. Ethel, Clay Co. See Sourwood Etoile, Barren Co. 9 ½ miles S of Glasgow; first known as Caney Fork. Post office opened Oct 1886 with Thomas H Smith, post master. Named for the French word for star. Etown, Hardin Co. See Elizabethtown. Eubank, Pulaski Co. 11 miles N of Somerset. Post office opened Apr 1858, John V Huggins, post master; known then as Cato. Moved in 1887 and renamed Eubanks Station. In 1880 re-named Eubank. Eubanks Station PO, Pulaski. See Eubank. Eureka, Lyon Co. 7 ½ miles WSW of the present location of Eddyville. Hugh M Henson established post office Jan 1873. By oral tradition, Eureka meant "I found it" and thought to be a good name. Post Office closed 1914; this site is now under Lake Barclay. Eureka, McClean Co. See Poverty. Evanston, Breathitt Co. Discontinued post office in a coal mining area. Community founded in 1950 by the Pond Creek-Pocahontas Coal Co, with post office begun same time. Evarts, Harlan Co. 6 miles E of Harlan. Post office opened Feb 1855 with James Kelly postmaster; supposedly named for an early Harlan Co family. Eveleigh, Grayson Co. Extinct post office, 6 miles NNW of Leithfield. Named for John Eveleigh who started a water mill at the area about 1875. Also known earlier as Everleigh's Mill. Post office opened Fe b 1886 by Joseph Eveleigh. Evelyn, Lee Co. Was on the bank of the KY River across from the Lee-Estill Co line. Station possibly named for the wife of one of the RR officials or for Evalena or Evelyn McIntyre, longtime resident. Post office opened Mar 1904, Robert E West, post master; closed 1954. Everetts Creek PO, Kenton. See Independence. Everman, Carter Co. 3 miles NW of Grayson. Post office opened Feb 1897, John Christian, postmaster. Named for an early family. Closed 1948. Evona, Casey Co. 8 miles S of Liberty; named for Levona, wife of Christopher Riggins who was a farmer and local store keeper (possibly). Post office opened 1888 - little hamlet is long gone. Ewell PO, Lincoln Co. See Halls Gap. Ewing, Fleming Co. 6 miles W of Flemingsburg. Robert Ewing Jr, 1871 donated land to the Maysville & Lexington RR for a depot. Nov 1873 the post office opened named for his family. Ewingford, Trimble Co. Extinct post office, 2 ½ miles SE of Bedford. Post office operated 1873-1904, named for the local ford on the Ewing family land. Exie, Green Co. Extinct post office, 6 miles S of Greensburg. Post office opened May 1890 by John R Jones who named it for Exie Dowdy, a local school teacher. Closed 1957. Ezel, Morgan Co. 9 ½ miles W of West Liberty. Supposedly opened before the Civil War and might have been known as Mortonsville for Morton Pieratt, an early storekeeper there. Re-named to Ezel before March 1875 when the post office opened b Eli/Elie Pieratt. Supposedly named for a rock mentioned in the Bible. Has also been spelled Ezell and Ecell. To be continued. Sandi © Copyright 6 Oct 2005, Sandra K. 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