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Welcome to Edgil ...

Edgil is located in Walker County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Edgil, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


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

Edgil is 520 feet [158 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Edgil: (205) & (659)<4>

Communities near Edgil ...

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

  • Jasper
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dora
    • Dora is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,979 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dora <5>
  • Carbon Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Cordova
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Springs
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Parrish
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrish
    • Parrish is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 929 people
  • Oakman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakman
    • Oakman is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 713 people
    • Former names for Oakman:
    • Day's Gap
    • Marietta
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakman <5>
  • Lynn
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn
    • Lynn is located in Winston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 632 people
  • Sipsey
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sipsey
    • Sipsey is located in Walker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Arley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgil ...

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

Adding Edgil to Our Gazetteer ...

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

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

We also found Edgil in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgil.

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

The official website for Walker County: www.walkercounty.com/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Walker, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgil - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (659) is an overlay for area code (205).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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