Ep was an unincorporated community in Owen County, Kentucky, United States.

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Ep is located in Kentucky
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Location within the state of Kentucky
Ep is located in the United States
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Ep (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°27′54″N 84°50′28″W / 38.46500°N 84.84111°W / 38.46500; -84.84111
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyOwen
Elevation
866 ft (264 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CST)
GNIS feature ID2567366[1]

A post office operated in the community from 1881 to 1903. According to tradition, prominent resident Penelope Sullivan was often called 'Aunt Ep' by children who found her name hard to pronounce.[2]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ep, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 94. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved April 28, 2013.