Welcome to Edna ...

Edna is located in Jefferson Davis Parish<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1908.

Edna is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Edna lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Edna is within the (337) area code.

Communities Also Named Edna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Edna - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edna.

Communities near Edna ...

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

• Jennings
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
  • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <4>
• Welsh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
  • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <4>
• Iowa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iowa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
  • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
• Kinder
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kinder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
  • Kinder is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinder <4>
• Basile
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Basile have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
  • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <4>
• Oberlin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oberlin
  • Oberlin is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oberlin <4>
• Elton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
  • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <4>
• Fenton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
  • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <4>
• Reeves
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reeves have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeves
  • Reeves is located in Allen Parish
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reeves <4>
• Indian Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish

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 Edna. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edna.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edna. 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 Edna.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edna ...

Looking for more information about Edna? 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 Edna, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edna.

Adding Edna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edna 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 Edna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Edna post office opened in 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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