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Welcome to Engle ...

Engle is located in Perry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Engle, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Engle is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Engle: 606

Communities Also Named Engle ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Kentucky communities named Engle: This one is located in Perry County and the other is located in Estill County.

Beyond Kentucky, there are 8 communities that are also named Engle - they are located in Arkansas, Colorado, Missouri, New Mexico, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Engle ...

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

  • Hazard
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jackson
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Hindman
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Hyden
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Vicco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Buckhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Hardshell
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hardshell is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardshell
  • Chavies
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Chavies is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chavies
  • Clayhole
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Clayhole is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayhole
  • Ary
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Engle ...

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

Adding Engle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Engle post office opened in 1915. The Engle post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Engle.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Perry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Engle - 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/