Ibex, Kentucky

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

Ibex, Kentucky
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°10′34″N 83°4′25″W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
County	Elliott
Elevation	804 ft (245 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID	508305[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. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.