Ezel (also Ecell and Ezell) is an

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and

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(CDP) in Morgan County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 209. It has a small

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, with the ZIP code 41425.

History

First incorporated in 1882, the town was given the name "Ezel", for a rock in the Bible, by its first postmaster, Eli Pieratt, when the post office opened in 1875. It is now home to Ezel Elementary School and the Blackwater Volunteer Fire Department.

Geography

Ezel lies along U.S. Route 460, west of the city of West Liberty, the

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of Morgan County. Frenchburg is further west along US 460. The elevation of Ezel is .,

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, 1979-09-20. Accessed 2008-01-03. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Ezel CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.45%, are water. Blackwater Creek runs along the southeast edge of the community, leading northeast to the Licking River near Kellacey.

Demographics

References

Census-designated places in Morgan County, Kentucky Census-designated places in Kentucky {{MorganCountyKY-geo-stub