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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Edge. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Edge to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Edge, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Edge (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Edge. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Edge is historic, it would have been located within present day Van Buren County.
To see how the shape of Arkansas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Van Buren County: Cleburne, Conway, Faulkner, Searcy & Stone.
Below are the counties that are near Edge. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edge:
- Van Buren County (The home county of Edge)
- The following are listed by their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rex
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rex is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
- Formosa
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Formosa is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa
- Alread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Crabtree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bee Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Green Tree
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Green Tree is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Damascus
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Morganton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Morganton is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morganton
- Dennard
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Cleburne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Higden
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Quitman
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Edgemont
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Greers Ferry
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shiloh ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
- Shiloh is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiloh
- Miller ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Miller is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller
- Pearson
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Pearson is located in Cleburne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearson
- Conway County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Austin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Center Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Middleton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Middleton is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleton
- Old Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
- Solgohachia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Solgohachia is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solgohachia
- Springfield
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hattieville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hattieville is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hattieville
- Plumerville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Menifee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Morrilton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Oppelo
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Oppelo is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oppelo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
- Faulkner County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Twin Groves
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Groves is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Groves
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Guy
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Guy is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 792 people
- Wooster
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbrier
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enders
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enders is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enders
- Centerville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Centerville is located in Faulkner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Perry County
- Toad Suck
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Toad Suck is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toad Suck
- Pope County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Tilly
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tilly is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tilly
- Hector
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Caglesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Caglesville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caglesville
- Economy
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Economy is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Economy
- Oak Grove
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Laurel ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Laurel is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Moreland
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moreland is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moreland
- Scottsville
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Scottsville is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsville
- Atkins
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wilson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Center Valley is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Valley
- Dover
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Searcy County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Watts
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Watts is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watts
- Witt's Springs
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
- Witt's Springs is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt's Springs
- Leslie
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Baker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Baker is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baker
- Marshall
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Blanco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Blanco is located in Searcy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanco
- Stone County
- The following are listed by their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Fox
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fox is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Alco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Alco is located in Stone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alco
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edge, see our County-by-County Page for Edge.
Cemeteries Near Edge ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edge.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Edge - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edge covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Old Liberty Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Foster Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Burke Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Springs Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gardner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Low Gap Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McKay Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Reid Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Woolverton Mtn. Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crowell Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowder Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Brents Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Continue List (257 more) ...
- Halbrooks Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rocky Valley Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Prospect Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Edge itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having a post office and no railroad service.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Edge, with the one closest to Edge listed first.
- Scotland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Claude
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Claude is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claude
- Liberty Springs ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Liberty Springs is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Springs
- Latham
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Latham is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Latham
- Cleveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Alread
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Alread is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
- Lick Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lick Mountain is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Mountain
- Jerusalem
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Choctaw
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Choctaw is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw
- Copeland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Copeland is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copeland
- Clinton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Northwood ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Northwood is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Northwood
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Appleton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Appleton is located in Pope County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleton
- Bee Branch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bee Branch is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Branch
- Old Hickory
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Old Hickory is located in Conway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hickory
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edge. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edge.
Newspapers Published in Edge ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 9 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edge.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edge, there are papers which were published within 22 miles [35.4 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edge.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Edge:
- Websites specific to Arkansas
- Pages specific to Van Buren County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Cleburne County
- Conway County
- Faulkner County
- Perry County
- Pope County
- Searcy County
- Stone County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Arkansas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edge, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edge) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |