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Welcome to Edwina ...

Edwina is located in Cocke County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwina, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Edwina is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Edwina ...

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

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

Communities near Edwina ...

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

  • Clevenger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clevenger is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clevenger
    • Estimated population in 2014: 43,182 people
  • Newport
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Harrisburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
  • Jaybird
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jaybird is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaybird
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,299 people
  • Dandridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Monte Vista Estates
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Monte Vista Estates is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monte Vista Estates
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,860 people
  • White Pine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • West Myers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • West Myers is located in Cocke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Myers
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,282 people
  • Hot Springs
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Pittman Center
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Pittman Center is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittman Center
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 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 Edwina. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edwina.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwina ...

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

Adding Edwina to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edwina post office opened in 1882. The Edwina post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwina.

Footnotes ...

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