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Welcome to Eberle ...

Eberle is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eberle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1928.

Eberle is 1,030 feet [314 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Eberle and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Eberle: 606

Communities Also Named Eberle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eberle - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Eberle ...

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

  • London
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mount Vernon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Brodhead
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • McKee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Annville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Livingston
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Greenmount
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • East Bernstadt
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mullins
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Mullins is located in Rockcastle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullins
  • Benge
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Benge is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benge

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 Eberle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eberle.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eberle. 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 Eberle.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eberle ...

Looking for more information about Eberle? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eberle, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eberle.

Adding Eberle to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eberle 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 Eberle was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eberle post office opened in 1928. The Eberle post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eberle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eberle - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/