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Welcome to English Eddy ...

English Eddy is located in Toombs County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of English Eddy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.

English Eddy is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: English Eddy lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for English Eddy: 912 & 565<3>

Communities near English Eddy ...

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

  • Vidalia
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Baxley
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Lyons
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Hazlehurst
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Quinn ‑ Historic
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Quinn is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinn
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,652 people
  • Tallahassee
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Tallahassee is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallahassee
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,185 people
  • Reidsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lumber City Ferry
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Lumber City Ferry is located in Jeff Davis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber City Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,257 people
  • Lumber City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Phillipi
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Phillipi is located in Appling County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipi
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 707 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 English Eddy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for English Eddy.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for English Eddy ...

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

Adding English Eddy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of English Eddy 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 English Eddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the English Eddy post office opened in 1890. The English Eddy post office closed in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for English Eddy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Toombs, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around English Eddy - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 912 code has been Overlayed with the 565 area code. New phone numbers in the English Eddy area will be assigned with one of these codes: 912 or 565. As a result, placing a call in the English Eddy area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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/