Welcome to Edgewood ...

Edgewood is located in Pike County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Edgewood is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Edgewood is located in the (573) area code.

Communities Also Named Edgewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Missouri communities named Edgewood: This one is located in Pike County and the other is located in Saint Louis County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 84 communities that are also named Edgewood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois (5), Indiana (5), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Maryland (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, 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.

• Bowling Green
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,759 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Louisiana
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisiana
  • Louisiana is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisiana <4>
• Elsberry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <4>
• Pleasant Hill
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <4>
• Eolia
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eolia
  • Eolia is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 508 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eolia <4>
• Clarksville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Nebo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <4>
• Silex
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silex have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silex
  • Silex is located in Lincoln County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 294 people
• Curryville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
  • Curryville is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
• Hamburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamburg
  • Hamburg is located in Calhoun County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamburg <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 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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Edgewood post office opened in 1879.

We also found Edgewood 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 State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/