Welcome to Edson ...

Edson is located in Sherman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edson, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1888.

Edson is 3,560 feet [1,085 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Edson is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Edson lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Edson (for example, toward Brewster), you will soon leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Edson is located in the (785) area code.

The ZIP code for Edson: 67733<4>

Communities Also Named Edson ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Edson - they are located in Alberta, California, New York, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Edson ...

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

• Goodland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,301 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodland <5>
• Brewster
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brewster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brewster
  • Brewster is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brewster <5>
• Caruso
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caruso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caruso
  • Caruso is located in Sherman County
• Levant
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Levant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levant
  • Levant is located in Thomas County
• Ruleton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruleton
  • Ruleton is located in Sherman County
• McAllaster
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McAllaster have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McAllaster
  • McAllaster is located in Logan County
• Winona
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winona have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
  • Winona is located in Logan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winona <5>
• Colby
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colby
  • Colby is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colby <5>
• Kanorado
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kanorado
  • Kanorado is located in Sherman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kanorado <5>
• Page City
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page City
  • Page City is located in Logan 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 Edson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edson.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edson ...

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

Adding Edson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edson post office opened in 1888.

We also found Edson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/