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Welcome to Eversole ...

Eversole is located in Owsley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eversole, you might consider that their post office opened in 1877.

Eversole is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Eversole: 606

Communities near Eversole ...

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

  • Jackson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Beattyville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • McKee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Buckhorn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Ricetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Ricetown is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
  • Sebastian
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sebastian is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sebastian
  • Jetts Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
  • Lone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Lone is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
  • Pebworth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pebworth is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebworth
  • Copebranch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Copebranch is located in Breathitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copebranch

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eversole ...

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

Adding Eversole to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eversole post office opened in 1877. The Eversole post office closed in 1957.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eversole.

Footnotes ...

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