Welcome to Edith ...

Edith is located in Lauderdale County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Edith, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edith, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1883.

Edith is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Edith, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Edith is located in the (731) area code.

Websites for Edith ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.laudcc.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Edith, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Edith ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Edith - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Edith ...

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

• Mengelwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mengelwood
  • Mengelwood is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 656,861 people
• Dyersburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyersburg
  • Dyersburg is located in Dyer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyersburg <4>
• Ripley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripley
  • Ripley is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,624 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ripley <4>
• Daniels Point Landing
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Daniels Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Point Landing
  • Daniels Point Landing is located in Lauderdale County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,874 people
• Halls
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls
  • Halls is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halls <4>
• Bruceville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruceville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruceville
  • Bruceville is located in Dyer County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,453 people
• Henning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henning
  • Henning is located in Lauderdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henning <4>
• Maury Junction
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury Junction
  • Maury Junction is located in Crockett County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 679 people
• Friendship
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
  • Friendship is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 660 people
• Maury City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maury City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maury City
  • Maury City is located in Crockett County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edith ...

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

Adding Edith to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edith 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 Edith was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Edith post office opened in 1883.

We also found Edith in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edith.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/