Welcome to Ledbetter ...

Ledbetter is located in Gibson County<1>.

The location of Ledbetter has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ledbetter, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1933.

From the 2010 Census (the most recent Census number we have), Ledbetter had a population of 26,190 people.<3> (see below for details).

Ledbetter is 400 feet [122 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Ledbetter is within the boundaries of the (731) area code.

Communities Also Named Ledbetter ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Ledbetter - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Ledbetter ...

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

• Lavinia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Lavinia is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <5>
• Atkins ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atkins have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atkins
  • Atkins is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 13,664 people
• Union Cross
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cross
  • Union Cross is located in Henderson County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,666 people
• Humboldt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humboldt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <5>
• McKenzie
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McKenzie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie
  • McKenzie is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,303 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie <5>
• Medina
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Medina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Medina is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <5>
• Trenton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <5>
• Huntingdon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntingdon
  • Huntingdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntingdon <5>
• Dyer
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyer
  • Dyer is located in Gibson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,203 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dyer <5>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Weakley County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,071 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ledbetter ...

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

Adding Ledbetter to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ledbetter 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 for Ledbetter was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Ledbetter post office opened in 1933.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ledbetter.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ledbetter. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/