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Welcome to Teddy ...

Teddy is located in Casey County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Teddy, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Teddy is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Teddy, you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Teddy: 606

Communities Also Named Teddy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Teddy - they are located in Alabama and Louisiana.

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

Communities near Teddy ...

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

  • Somerset
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Russell Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Liberty
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Science Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Eubank
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Evans Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Evans Ford is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Ford
  • Honey Acre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
  • Rubert Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Rubert Ford is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rubert Ford
  • Cantown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cantown is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cantown

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Teddy ...

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

Adding Teddy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Teddy 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 Teddy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Teddy post office opened in 1900. The Teddy post office closed in 1932.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Teddy.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Casey, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Teddy - 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>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/