Do you know of Edna ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Edna. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Edna.<1>
Our sources for Edna (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Edna other than they indicate that Edna would be found somewhere in Wilkes County, North Carolina.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1904 and closed in 1904.
Communities Also Named Edna ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Edna.
Within North Carolina, the name Edna is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Edna [Cherokee County].
- Choctaw County
- Please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Edna [Choctaw County].
- Arkansas
- Johnson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Edna [Johnson County].
- California
- San Luis Obispo County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Edna [San Luis Obispo County].
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Lyon County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Edna [Lyon County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Magoffin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Edna [Magoffin County].
- Louisiana
- Jefferson Davis Parish
- Please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Edna [Jefferson Davis Parish].
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Edna [Marion County].
- Ohio
- Gallia County
- Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Edna [Gallia County].
- Oklahoma
- Creek County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Edna [Creek County].
- Tennessee
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Edna [Fayette County].
- Jefferson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Edna [Jefferson County].
- Texas
- Jackson County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Edna [Jackson County].
- Washington
- Benton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Edna [Benton County].
- West Virginia
- Monongalia County
- Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Edna [Monongalia County].
- Alabama
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Edna ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Edna:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Appalachia & Piedmont
Written by: Walker, Mike
Published by Steam Powered Video (SPV), 2004
(Available from Amazon.com)
More Orphans in Wilkes County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Wilkes County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Edna could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |