Welcome to Tedders ...

Tedders is located in Knox County<1>.

The location of Tedders has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Tedders, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1909.

Tedders is 1,050 feet [320 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Tedders lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Tedders and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Tedders: (606)

Communities near Tedders ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Tedders.

• London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for London
  • London is located in Laurel County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,072 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for London <4>
• Corbin
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
  • Corbin is located in Whitley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,139 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corbin <4>
• Barbourville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Barbourville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barbourville
  • Barbourville is located in Knox County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,974 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barbourville <4>
• Manchester
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
  • Manchester is located in Clay County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,277 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manchester <4>
• Bush
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bush have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
  • Bush is located in Laurel County
• Girdler
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Girdler
  • Girdler is located in Knox County
• Marydell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydell
  • Marydell is located in Laurel County
• Cannon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon
  • Cannon is located in Knox County
• Gray
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
  • Gray is located in Knox County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <4>
• Hima
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hima
  • Hima is located in Clay County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Tedders. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Tedders.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Tedders. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Tedders.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Tedders. See our Newspapers Page for Tedders.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Tedders ...

Looking for more information about Tedders? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Tedders, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Tedders.

Adding Tedders to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Tedders in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Tedders was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Tedders post office opened in 1909.

We also found Tedders on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Kentucky (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Tedders.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tedders. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/