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Welcome to Essie ...

Essie is located in Leslie County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Essie, you might consider that their post office opened in 1924.

Essie is 1,430 feet [436 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Essie: 606

The ZIP code for Essie: 40827<3>

Communities Also Named Essie ...

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

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

Communities near Essie ...

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

  • Hazard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Harlan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Manchester
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Evarts
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Loyall
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Loyall is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyall
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Hyden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Wallins Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Wallins Creek is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallins Creek
    • Estimated population in 2016: 146 people
  • Buckhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Mozelle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Mozelle is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozelle
  • Roark
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Roark is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roark

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Essie ...

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

Adding Essie to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Essie post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Essie.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Leslie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Essie - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Essie). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Essie or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/