Welcome to Edgewater ...

Edgewater is located in Benzie County<1>.

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

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

Edgewater is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you leave Edgewater and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Edgewater is located in the (231) area code.

Communities Also Named Edgewater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Edgewater: This one is located in Benzie County and the other is located in Berrien County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 31 communities that are also named Edgewater - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Delaware, Florida (3), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia (3), Washington (2), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgewater ...

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

• Frankfort
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <4>
• Benzonia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benzonia
  • Benzonia is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benzonia <4>
• Thompsonville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompsonville
  • Thompsonville is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 459 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompsonville <4>
• Empire
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Empire have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empire
  • Empire is located in Leelanau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Empire <4>
• Elberta
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elberta
  • Elberta is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elberta <4>
• Beulah
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beulah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beulah
  • Beulah is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beulah <4>
• Honor
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honor
  • Honor is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Honor <4>
• Bear Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Lake
  • Bear Lake is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bear Lake <4>
• Lake Ann
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Ann have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Ann
  • Lake Ann is located in Benzie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 271 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Ann <4>
• Copemish
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copemish
  • Copemish is located in Manistee County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 195 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copemish <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewater ...

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

Adding Edgewater to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgewater in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Edgewater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewater.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Benzie County: www.berriencounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/