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Welcome to Enoch ...

Enoch is located in Lee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Enoch, you might consider that their post office opened in 1922.

Enoch is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Enoch: 606

Communities Also Named Enoch ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 10 communities that are also named Enoch - they are located in Alabama, Missouri, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Enoch ...

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

  • Irvine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Beattyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • McKee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Ravenna
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Campton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Booneville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Buckhorn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Lone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Lone is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
  • Pebworth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Pebworth is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Enoch ...

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

Adding Enoch to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Enoch post office opened in 1922. The Enoch post office closed in 1928.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Enoch.

Footnotes ...

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