Welcome to Idlewood ...

Idlewood is located in Jefferson County<1>.

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

Idlewood is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Idlewood: (618)

Communities Also Named Idlewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Idlewood - they are located in Alabama (2), Georgia (3), Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Idlewood.

Communities near Idlewood ...

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

• Mount Vernon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vernon
  • Mount Vernon is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,511 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Vernon <3>
• Centralia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centralia
  • Centralia is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,142 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centralia <3>
• Salem
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <3>
• Ina
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
  • Ina is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <3>
• Sandoval
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
  • Sandoval is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <3>
• Wamac
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wamac
  • Wamac is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,117 people
• Central City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central City
  • Central City is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
• Odin
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <3>
• Wayne City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayne City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayne City
  • Wayne City is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 983 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayne City <3>
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Idlewood ...

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

Adding Idlewood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Idlewood post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Idlewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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