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Welcome to Edenton ...

Edenton is located in Madison County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edenton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1867.

Edenton is 960 feet [293 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edenton: 859

Communities Also Named Edenton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Edenton - they are located in New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Edenton ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edenton ...

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

Adding Edenton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edenton post office opened in 1867.

We also found Edenton in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edenton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Madison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edenton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/