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Welcome to Edington ...

So far, we found very little information about Edington. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Edington to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Edington, please Contact Us.

Edington would have been located within present day Knox County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Edington is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Edington was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Edington (for example, toward Rogers), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The Area Code where Edington was located: 865

Communities Also Named Edington ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Edington - it's located in Maine.

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

Communities near Edington ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Maryville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Oak Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Farragut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Spring Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • McMullens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • McMullens is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMullens
    • Estimated population in 2014: 13,620 people
  • Seymour Heights
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Seymour Heights is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seymour Heights
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 10,919 people
  • Alcoa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Alcoa is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alcoa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,382 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alcoa <4>
  • Clinton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Lenoir City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edington, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.