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Welcome to Edge ...

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.


Edge was located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Edge would have been located within present day Van Buren County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Edge is 700 feet [213 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Edge was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Edge was located: 501

Communities Also Named Edge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Edge - they are located in Florida (2), North Carolina, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Edge ...

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

  • Clinton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hector
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Damascus
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • 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
  • Cleveland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rex
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Rex is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rex
  • Alread
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Alread is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alread
  • Austin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Crabtree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Crabtree is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree
  • Formosa
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Formosa is located in Van Buren County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Formosa

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

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

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

Adding Edge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edge 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 (so far) for Edge was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Edge post office opened in 1883. The Edge post office closed in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edge.

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>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Van Buren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edge - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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