2011 Map of Ezel

About this map

Ezel and its neighboring communities in the eastern Kentucky hills center around the rugged drainage of the Licking River and Blackwater Creek. The landscape is a network of named ridges and hollows, such as Goad Ridge and Big Woods, where small settlements like Artville, Korea, and Kellacey are connected by winding roads and old river crossings like Botts Ford. Genealogists will find a significant concentration of family burial grounds scattered across the terrain, including the Cecil Cemetery, Mann Cemetery, and Johnson Cemetery. The presence of the Ezel Lookout Tower and Ezel Post Office marks the village as a local hub, while features like Broke Leg Falls and the Giant Canada Goose Pond define the area's distinct natural geography within the Daniel Boone National Forest region.