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English is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Carroll County, in the
U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...
.


History

English was founded in the 1850s. The community was named for James Whorton English, the original owner of the town site. A post office was established at English in 1876 and remained in operation until 1957.


References

Unincorporated communities in Carroll County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{CarrollCountyKY-geo-stub