Welcome to Edna ...

Edna is located in Choctaw County<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 1910.

Edna is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Edna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Alabama communities named Edna: This one is located in Choctaw County and the other is located in Cherokee County.

Beyond Alabama, there are 20 communities that are also named Edna - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, 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.

• York
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in Sumter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,218 people
  • Former names for York:
  • New York Station
  • York Station
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Linden
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Linden is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Linden <4>
• Butler
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butler have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Butler is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butler <4>
• Lisman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisman
  • Lisman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
• Sweet Water
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Water
  • Sweet Water is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 243 people
• Pennington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennington
  • Pennington is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 202 people
• Providence
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Providence is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 198 people
• Myrtlewood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Myrtlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myrtlewood
  • Myrtlewood is located in Marengo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
• Cedahoma ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedahoma have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedahoma
  • Cedahoma is located in Choctaw County
• Choctaw City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw City
  • Choctaw City is located in Choctaw 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 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 1910.

We also found Edna on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Alabama (1911).

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.

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