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Welcome to Eglon ...

Eglon is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eglon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Eglon is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Eglon: 606

Communities Also Named Eglon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Eglon - they are located in Nevada, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Eglon ...

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

  • Berea
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Berea is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berea
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,287 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berea <3>
  • Mount Vernon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Irvine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Brodhead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • McKee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Annville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ravenna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Livingston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Kerby Knob
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Kerby Knob is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby Knob
  • Waneta
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Waneta is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waneta

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eglon ...

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

Adding Eglon to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eglon post office opened in 1908. The Eglon post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eglon.

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 Eglon - 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/