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History · Gilt Edge

Gilt Edge’s post office opened in 1881

Most of Gilt Edge was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1973.

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How Gilt Edge began

When was Gilt Edge founded?

1881

The Gilt Edge post office opened in 1881, the earliest record of the town by name. Another post office, Giltedge (1881), opened inside today’s city and later closed.

2020 census: 476145 years
Founding year: the first Gilt Edge post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Gilt Edge’s past

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The story so far

Gilt Edge, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Gilt Edge yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Gilt Edge is a city in Tipton County, Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, Gilt Edge had a population of 476.

Its first post office opened in 1881. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 477 in 2010, 476 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

By decade

Gilt Edge, decade by decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Gilt Edge

Nobody well known was born in Gilt Edge itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Isaac HayesAmerican musician and actor · b. 1942
Sleepy John EstesAmerican blues guitarist, songwriter and singer · b. 1899
Augustus Hill GarlandAmerican politician · b. 1832
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Ed BruceAmerican country music songwriter and singer · b. 1939
Tony DelkAmerican basketball player-coach · b. 1974
Greg HardyAmerican football player · b. 1988
Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Another post office, Giltedge, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Flatwood

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Questions about Gilt Edge’s history

What year was Gilt Edge founded?

The Gilt Edge post office opened in 1881, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (5), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.