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Welcome to Edwards Junction ...

Edwards Junction is located in the Arkansas Ozarks.

Edwards Junction is located in Newton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Edwards Junction: Edwards Jct. (or less commonly used: Edwards Jctn.)

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Edwards Junction for more information about variations on the name of Edwards Junction.

Edwards Junction is 2,210 feet [674 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Edwards Junction is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Edwards Junction: 870 & 327<3>

Communities Also Named Edwards Junction ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Edwards Junction - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Edwards Junction ...

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

  • Jasper
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Walnut
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Walnut is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
  • Limestone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Limestone is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Murray
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Murray is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
  • Deer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Boxley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Boxley is located in Newton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxley
  • Parthenon
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Ponca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Boston
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Boston is located in Madison County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
  • Ozone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwards Junction ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Newton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edwards Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Edwards Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Edwards Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.