Welcome to Edgewood ...

Edgewood is located in Siskiyou County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgewood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Edgewood is 2,950 feet [899 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Edgewood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Edgewood lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Edgewood lies within the (530) area code.

The ZIP code for Edgewood: 96094<3>

Communities Also Named Edgewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 84 communities that are also named Edgewood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois (5), Indiana (5), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Maryland (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgewood ...

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

• Mount Shasta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Shasta
  • Mount Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Shasta <4>
• Weed
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
  • Weed is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <4>
• Dunsmuir
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunsmuir
  • Dunsmuir is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunsmuir <4>
• Montague
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Siskiyou County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <4>
• Gazelle
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazelle
  • Gazelle is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gazelle <4>
• Big Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
• Grenada
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grenada
  • Grenada is located in Siskiyou County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grenada <4>
• Cougar ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cougar
  • Cougar is located in Siskiyou County
• Little Shasta
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Shasta have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shasta
  • Little Shasta is located in Siskiyou County
• Shasta Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Springs
  • Shasta Springs is located in Siskiyou County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewood ...

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

Adding Edgewood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgewood 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 Edgewood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/