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Welcome to Epperson ...

Epperson is located in McCracken County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Epperson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Epperson is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Epperson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Epperson: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Epperson ...

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

Beyond Kentucky, there are 4 communities that are also named Epperson - they are located in California, Illinois and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Epperson ...

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

  • Paducah
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Metropolis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Benton
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Calvert City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
    • Calvert City has also been known as:
    • Calvert
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
  • Brookport
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kevil
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Lone Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Grand Rivers
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Smithland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Hamletsburg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Epperson ...

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

Adding Epperson to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Epperson 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 Epperson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Epperson post office opened in 1884. The Epperson post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Epperson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including McCracken, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Epperson - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Epperson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Epperson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/