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Welcome to Pedigo ...

Pedigo is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pedigo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.

Pedigo is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

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

Area Code for Pedigo: 865

Communities Also Named Pedigo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Pedigo - they are located in Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Pedigo ...

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

  • Knoxville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Fraterville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Fraterville is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraterville
    • Estimated population in 2014: 70,612 people
  • Oak Ridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Farragut
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Hill is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 16,752 people
  • Clinton
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Aldenwood Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Aldenwood Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldenwood Park
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,753 people
  • Humes Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Humes Ferry is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humes Ferry
    • Estimated population in 2014: 8,348 people
  • Kings Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Kings Valley is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,835 people
  • Smithwood
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Smithwood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithwood
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,661 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 Pedigo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Pedigo.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pedigo ...

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

Adding Pedigo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Pedigo post office opened in 1884. The Pedigo post office closed in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pedigo.

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pedigo - 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/