Welcome to Edmund ...

Edmund is located in Lexington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edmund, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1900.

Edmund is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Edmund is within the (803) area code.

Communities Also Named Edmund ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Edmund - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edmund ...

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

• Columbia
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lexington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 22,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <4>
• West Columbia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Columbia
  • West Columbia is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,109 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Columbia <4>
• Cayce
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cayce
  • Cayce is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cayce <4>
• Irmo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irmo
  • Irmo is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,734 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irmo <4>
• Forest Acres
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Acres
  • Forest Acres is located in Richland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,269 people
• Batesburg - Leesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batesburg - Leesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batesburg - Leesville
  • Batesburg - Leesville is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,402 people
• Springdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springdale
  • Springdale is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,732 people
• South Congaree
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Congaree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Congaree
  • South Congaree is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,485 people
• Pineridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineridge
  • Pineridge is located in Lexington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 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 Edmund. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edmund.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edmund ...

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

Adding Edmund to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edmund post office opened in 1900.

We also found Edmund on a map titled Rand McNally Map of South Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edmund.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/