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Welcome to East Gadsden ...

East Gadsden is located in Etowah County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of East Gadsden, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.

A typical abbreviation for East Gadsden: E. Gadsden

East Gadsden is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from East Gadsden (for example, toward Etna (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The ZIP code for East Gadsden: 35903<3>

Communities near East Gadsden ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Gadsden ...

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

Adding East Gadsden to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of East Gadsden 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 (so far) for East Gadsden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the East Gadsden post office opened in 1891. The East Gadsden post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Gadsden.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Etowah, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Gadsden - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as East Gadsden). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Gadsden or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/