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Welcome to Edna ...

Edna is located in Jefferson Davis Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edna, you might consider that their post office opened in 1908.

Edna is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edna: 337

Communities Also Named Edna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Edna - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas, California, Georgia (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Edna ...

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

  • Jennings
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,660 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jennings <3>
  • Welsh
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Welsh is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,195 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welsh <3>
  • Iowa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Iowa is located in Calcasieu Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,109 people
  • Kinder
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Basile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Basile is located in Evangeline Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basile
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basile <3>
  • Oberlin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Elton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Elton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,134 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elton <3>
  • Fenton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Fenton is located in Jefferson Davis Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fenton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fenton <3>
  • Reeves
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indian Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Indian Village is located in Allen Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edna ...

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

Adding Edna to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edna post office opened in 1908. The Edna post office closed in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edna.

Footnotes ...

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