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Welcome to Sidonia ...

Sidonia is located in Weakley County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sidonia, you might consider that their post office opened in 1900.

Sidonia is 370 feet [113 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Sidonia: 731

Websites for Sidonia ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.weakleycountychamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Sidonia, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Sidonia ...

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

  • Martin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Union City
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Churchton is located in Dyer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
    • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
  • Dunlap ‑ Historic
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Dunlap is located in Weakley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunlap
    • Estimated population in 2014: 5,068 people
  • Trenton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Dresden
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • South Fulton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dyer
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Fulton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sidonia ...

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

Adding Sidonia to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sidonia post office opened in 1900. The Sidonia post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sidonia.

Footnotes ...

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