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Welcome to East Gadsden ...

East Gadsden is located in Etowah County<1>.



Google driving directions from your current location to East Gadsden (Patience, this may take a moment).


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.

  • Jacksonville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacksonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacksonville
    • Jacksonville is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,972 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jacksonville <5>
  • Boaz
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Rainbow City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Southside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Southside have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southside
    • Southside is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,046 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southside <5>
  • Attalla
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Glencoe
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glencoe have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
    • Glencoe is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,080 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glencoe <5>
  • Hokes Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hokes Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokes Bluff
    • Hokes Bluff is located in Etowah County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,240 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hokes Bluff <5>
  • Centre
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Weaver
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weaver have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
    • Weaver is located in Calhoun County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,030 people
  • Collinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)

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 for East Gadsden was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the East Gadsden post office opened in 1891.

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

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

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

The official website for Etowah County: www.etowahcounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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