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Welcome to Ever ...

Ever is located in Magoffin County<1>.

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

Ever is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Ever: 606

Communities near Ever ...

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

  • Paintsville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Prestonsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • West Liberty
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Salyersville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Hook
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Blaine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cisco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cisco is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Falcon
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Falcon is located in Magoffin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Ophir
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Ophir is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ophir
  • Dingus
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Dingus is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dingus

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ever ...

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

Adding Ever to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Ever post office opened in 1908. The Ever post office closed in 1984.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ever.

Footnotes ...

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