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Welcome to Eads ...

Eads is located in Shelby County<1>.

Eads was established in 1830.

Eads is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Eads: 901

The ZIP code for Eads: 38028<3>

Communities Also Named Eads ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Eads - they are located in Arkansas, California, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Virginia.

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

Communities near Eads ...

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

  • Bartlett
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Collierville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Germantown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Lake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Spring Lake is located in Shelby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lake
    • Estimated population in 2014: 34,269 people
  • Lakeland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Arlington
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Millington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clopton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Clopton is located in Tipton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clopton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 9,889 people
  • Atoka
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oakland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Oakland is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,669 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eads ...

Looking for more information about Eads? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Eads, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Eads.

Adding Eads to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eads post office opened in 1888.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eads.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Shelby, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eads - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Eads). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Eads or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/