Welcome to Edgemont ...

Edgemont is located in Delaware County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgemont, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1823.

Edgemont is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Websites for Edgemont ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Edgemont, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Edgemont ...

While we believe that this Edgemont is located in Delaware County, we know of another 2 Pennsylvania communities named Edgemont. Those communities are located in the following counties: Dauphin and Northampton County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 29 communities that are also named Edgemont - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio (2), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Utah (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Edgemont ...

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

• Philadelphia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Philadelphia
  • Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578,487 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Philadelphia <3>
• Camden
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,740 people
• Wilmington
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <3>
• Norristown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norristown
  • Norristown is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norristown <3>
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <3>
• West Chester
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <3>
• Phoenixville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <3>
• Coatesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <3>
• Yeadon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
• Gloucester City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloucester City
  • Gloucester City is located in Camden County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,190 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgemont ...

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

Adding Edgemont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgemont 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 Edgemont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Edgemont post office opened in 1823.

We also found Edgemont in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgemont.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/