Egypt
Egypt is an unincorporated community located in Jackson County, Kentucky, United States. Their post office has been closed. A post office was established in the community in 1876, and was given the name Egypt by the newly transplanted Amyx family who felt homesick in the rural backwater, as if they had been exiled to Egypt.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: township in Jackson County, Kentucky
- Also known as: “Egypt, Kentucky” and “Egypt, KY”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Daniel Boone National Forest.
Daniel Boone National Forest
Photo: Schwaltz, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky embraces some of the most rugged terrain west of the Appalachian Mountains.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tyner and Annville.
Tyner
Village
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Tyner is a small, unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson County, KY. The town is located at the junction of U.S. Route 421, KY Route 30 and KY Route 3630. Tyner is situated 2½ miles north of Egypt.
Annville
Village
Annville is an unincorporated community, a census-designated place, and the largest community in Jackson County, KY. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,102. Annville is situated 4 miles west of Egypt.
Royrader
Hamlet
Royrader is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, in the U.S. state of Kentucky. A post office called Royrader was established in 1927, and remained in operation until 1969. Royrader is situated 4½ miles southwest of Egypt.
Egypt
- Categories: unincorporated community in the United States and locality
- Location: Jackson, Kentucky, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.31314° or 37° 18′ 47″ northLongitude
-83.89604° or 83° 53′ 46″ westElevation
1,135 feet (346 metres)Open location code
869R8473+7HOpenStreetMap ID
node 154323395OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Egypt” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “埃及”
- French: “Egypt”
- Irish: “Egypt”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Egypt Baptist Church and Liberty Cemetery.
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