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Welcome to Eby ...

Eby is located in Carter County<1>.



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The location of Eby has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Eby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1901.

Eby is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Code for Eby: 606

Communities Also Named Eby ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Eby - they are located in Indiana and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Eby ...

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

  • Grayson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Olive Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Vanceburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rome
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome
    • Rome is located in Adams County (OH)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 95 people
  • Boone Furnace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone Furnace
    • Boone Furnace is located in Carter County
  • Carter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Carter is located in Carter County
  • Camp Dix
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Dix
    • Camp Dix is located in Lewis County
  • Smoky Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Smoky Valley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Valley
    • Smoky Valley is located in Carter County
  • Emerson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerson
    • Emerson is located in Lewis County
  • Kehoe
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kehoe. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kehoe
    • Kehoe is located in Carter County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eby ...

Looking for more information about Eby? 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 Eby, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eby.

Adding Eby to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eby 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 for Eby was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eby post office opened in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eby.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eby. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Carter, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eby - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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