Welcome to Eddy ...

Eddy is located in LaGrange County<1>.

The location of Eddy has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eddy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

Eddy is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Eddy and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Eddy: (260)

Communities Also Named Eddy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Eddy - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Eddy ...

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

• Sturgis
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgis
  • Sturgis is located in Saint Joseph County (MI)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,803 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sturgis <4>
• Kendallville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kendallville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
  • Kendallville is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,893 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kendallville <4>
• Ligonier
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ligonier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ligonier
  • Ligonier is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ligonier <4>
• Middlebury
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middlebury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlebury
  • Middlebury is located in Elkhart County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middlebury <4>
• Syracuse
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Syracuse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Syracuse
  • Syracuse is located in Kosciusko County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,856 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Syracuse <4>
• LaGrange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for LaGrange have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for LaGrange
  • LaGrange is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,802 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for LaGrange <4>
• Avilla
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Avilla
  • Avilla is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,474 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Avilla <4>
• Albion
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albion
  • Albion is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,370 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albion <4>
• Rome City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome City
  • Rome City is located in Noble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rome City <4>
• Topeka
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topeka
  • Topeka is located in LaGrange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Topeka <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eddy ...

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

Adding Eddy to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eddy post office opened in 1893.

We also found Eddy on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1908.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eddy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for LaGrange County: www.lagrangecounty.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov