Welcome to Padgett ...
So far, we found very little information about Padgett. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Padgett to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Padgett, please Contact Us.
Padgett would have been located within present day Jackson County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Padgett, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Padgett is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Padgett was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel east from Padgett (for example, toward Cole City (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).
The Area Codes where Padgett was located: 256 & 938<4>
Communities Also Named Padgett ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Padgett - they are located in Missouri, North Carolina and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Padgett.
Communities near Padgett ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Padgett.
- Huntsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 202,964 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Scottsboro
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsboro
- Scottsboro is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,372 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsboro <5>
- Owens' Cross Roads
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owens' Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owens' Cross Roads
- Owens' Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,233 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Owens' Cross Roads <5>
- Huntland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
- Huntland is located in Franklin County (TN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 842 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntland <5>
- Skyline
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Gurley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurley
- Gurley is located in Madison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurley <5>
- Woodville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodville
- Woodville is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodville <5>
- Flintville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flintville
- Flintville is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Population from the 2010 Census: 627 people
- Hytop
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant Groves
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Groves
- Pleasant Groves is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 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 Padgett. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Padgett.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Padgett. 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 Padgett.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Padgett. See our Newspapers Page for Padgett.
Adding Padgett to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Padgett in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Padgett was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Padgett post office opened in 1888.
We also found Padgett in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Padgett.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Padgett, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Padgett - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Padgett area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Padgett area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |