Jabez, Kentucky

Jabez
Unincorporated community
Jabez is located in Kentucky
Jabez
Jabez
Location within the state of Kentucky
Jabez is located in the United States
Jabez
Jabez
Jabez (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°59′13″N 84°53′37″W / 36.98694°N 84.89361°W / 36.98694; -84.89361
CountryUnited States
StateKentucky
CountyRussell
Elevation
1,050 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EDT)
ZIP codes
42544
GNIS feature ID508325[1]

Jabez is an unincorporated community located in Russell County, Kentucky, United States.

A post office was established in the community during 1881, the building still remains. The town was named after the biblical city of Jabesh-Gilead.[2]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jabez, Kentucky
  2. ^ Rennick, Robert M. (1987). Kentucky Place Names. University Press of Kentucky. p. 151. ISBN 0813126312. Retrieved July 26, 2013.


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