Welcome to Edgefield ...

So far, we found very little information about Edgefield. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Edgefield to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Edgefield, please Contact Us.

Edgefield would have been located within present day Attala County<2>.

The location of Edgefield has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Edgefield is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Edgefield was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

If Edgefield still existed, it would have been in the (662) area code.

Communities Also Named Edgefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Edgefield - they are located in Alabama (3), Louisiana, Ohio (2), South Carolina, Tennessee (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Edgefield ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kosciusko
  • Kosciusko is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kosciusko <5>
• Louisville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,926 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <5>
• Ackerman
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ackerman
  • Ackerman is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ackerman <5>
• Noxapater
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noxapater have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noxapater
  • Noxapater is located in Winston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 434 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noxapater <5>
• Weir
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Weir have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weir
  • Weir is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weir <5>
• Ethel
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
  • Ethel is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 381 people
• French Camp
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for French Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Camp
  • French Camp is located in Choctaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Camp <5>
• McCool
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCool
  • McCool is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123 people
• Hinze
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinze
  • Hinze is located in Winston County
• Vowell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vowell
  • Vowell is located in Winston 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 Edgefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edgefield.

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

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

Adding Edgefield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edgefield post office opened in 1855.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgefield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/