Ibex is an unincorporated community within Elliott County, Kentucky, United States.

Ibex, Kentucky
Ibex is located in Kentucky
Ibex
Ibex
Location within the state of Kentucky
Ibex is located in the United States
Ibex
Ibex
Ibex (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°10′34″N 83°4′25″W / 38.17611°N 83.07361°W / 38.17611; -83.07361
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyElliott
Elevation
804 ft (245 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID508305[1]

A post office was established in the community in 1890. Ibex was named from the animal of the same name by its first postmaster.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ibex, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 148. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.