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Welcome to Edwin ...

Edwin is located in Amador County<1>.

Edwin is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Edwin lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Edwin: 209 & 350<3>

Communities Also Named Edwin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Edwin - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas (2), Manitoba, Maryland, Missouri, Pennsylvania and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Edwin ...

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

  • Galt
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Galt is located in Sacramento County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galt
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,551 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galt <4>
  • Ione
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ione is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ione
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,326 people
    • Former names for Ione:
    • Bedbug
    • Freeze Out
    • Hardscrabble
    • Ione City
    • Ione Valley
    • Jone City
    • Jone Valley
    • Rickeyville
    • Woosterville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ione <4>
  • Jackson
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Sutter Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Plymouth
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Amador City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Camanche Village
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Camanche Village is located in Amador County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camanche Village
  • Drytown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Martell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rancho Murieta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwin ...

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

Adding Edwin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edwin 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 (so far) for Edwin was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwin.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Amador, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edwin - 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 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Edwin area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Edwin 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.