Welcome to Edgoten ...
Edgoten is located in Christian County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgoten, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
Edgoten is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Edgoten lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Edgoten: 270 & 364<3>
Communities near Edgoten ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edgoten.
- Clarksville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hopkinsville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Oakridge
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oakridge is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakridge
- Estimated population in 2014: 29,303 people
- Louise Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Elkton
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Throckmorton
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Throckmorton is located in Stewart County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Throckmorton
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,692 people
- Guthrie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Wingate West
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
- Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
- Pembroke
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Trenton
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
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 Edgoten. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edgoten.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edgoten. 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 Edgoten.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edgoten. See our Newspapers Page for Edgoten.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgoten ...
Looking for more information about Edgoten? 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 Edgoten, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edgoten.
Adding Edgoten to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Edgoten 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 Edgoten was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Edgoten post office opened in 1906. The Edgoten post office closed in 1922.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgoten.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Christian, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgoten - 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 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Edgoten area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Edgoten 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/ |