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Welcome to East Point ...

East Point is located in Johnson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for East Point: E. Point

East Point is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: East Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for East Point: 606

The ZIP code for East Point: 41216<3>

Communities Also Named East Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named East Point - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for East Point.

Communities near East Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Point.

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around East Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for East Point.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of East Point. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around East Point.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around East Point. See our Newspapers Page for East Point.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Point ...

Looking for more information about East Point? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for East Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for East Point.

Adding East Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Point in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for East Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Point post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Johnson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Point). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Point or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/