Welcome to Edsville ...

Edsville is located in Holmes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edsville, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Edsville is 380 feet [116 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Edsville is within the boundaries of the (662) area code.

Communities near Edsville ...

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

• Kosciusko
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <4>
• Durant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durant
  • Durant is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durant <4>
• Lexington
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• Goodman
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
• Vaiden
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vaiden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vaiden
  • Vaiden is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vaiden <4>
• West
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West
  • West is located in Holmes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West <4>
• Sallis
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sallis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sallis
  • Sallis is located in Attala County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sallis <4>
• Possumneck
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
  • Possumneck is located in Attala County
• Hesterville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesterville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesterville
  • Hesterville is located in Attala County
• Acona
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acona
  • Acona is located in Holmes 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 Edsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edsville ...

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

Adding Edsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edsville 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 Edsville was on a map titled Map of Mississippi (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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