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Introduction ...

So far, we found very little information about Edwards. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Edwards to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Edwards, 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 Edwards (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 Edwards. 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 doctors and 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 Edwards is historic, it would have been located within present day Black Hawk County.

To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Black Hawk County: Benton, Bremer, Buchanan, Butler, Fayette, Grundy & Tama.

Below are the counties that are near Edwards. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Edwards:

  • Black Hawk County     (The home county of Edwards)
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Dewar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dunkerton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
      • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
    • Evansdale
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evansdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evansdale
      • Evansdale is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,734 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evansdale <3>
    • Waterloo
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Elk Run Heights
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elk Run Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Run Heights
      • Elk Run Heights is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,135 people
    • Raymond
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Cedar City
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar City
      • Cedar City is located in Black Hawk County
    • Cedar Falls
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gilbertville
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
      • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
    • North Cedar
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Janesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jesup
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
  • Benton County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Mount Auburn
      (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Auburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Auburn
      • Mount Auburn is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 144 people
    • Spencers Grove
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Garrison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garrison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garrison
      • Garrison is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
    • Urbana
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urbana have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
      • Urbana is located in Benton County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <3>
    • Vinton
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bremer County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Klinger
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Denver
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
      • Denver is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
    • Knittel
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Readlyn
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Readlyn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Readlyn
      • Readlyn is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Readlyn <3>
    • Bremer
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Waverly
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Tripoli
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tripoli have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tripoli
      • Tripoli is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,375 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tripoli <3>
    • Seigel
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Seigel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seigel
      • Seigel is located in Bremer County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Seigel
      • From Edwards to Seigel
    • Sumner
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Frederika
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frederika have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frederika
      • Frederika is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 205 people
    • Horton
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Plainfield
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
      • Plainfield is located in Bremer County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <3>
  • Buchanan County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Fairbank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
      • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <3>
    • Shady Grove
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Shady Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
      • Shady Grove is located in Buchanan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Shady Grove
      • From Edwards to Shady Grove
    • Hazleton
      (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Independence
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Brandon
      (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Doris
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Doris. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doris
      • Doris is located in Buchanan County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Doris
      • From Edwards to Doris
    • Stanley
      (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
      • Stanley is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
    • Rowley
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Aurora
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
      • Aurora is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 162 people
    • Winthrop
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
    • Quasqueton
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • New Hartford
      (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Shell Rock
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
      • Shell Rock is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <3>
    • Coster
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coster. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coster
      • Coster is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Coster
      • From Edwards to Coster
    • Sinclair
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sinclair. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
      • Sinclair is located in Butler County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Sinclair
      • From Edwards to Sinclair
    • Clarksville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
      • Clarksville is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,333 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <3>
    • Parkersburg
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
      • Parkersburg is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <3>
    • Butler Center
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Allison
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
      • Allison is located in Butler County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <3>
  • Chickasaw County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Fredericksburg
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
      • Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
    • Republic
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
    • Nashua
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bradford
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fayette County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Oran
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oran have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
      • Oran is located in Fayette County
    • Oelwein
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Westgate
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Maynard
      (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maynard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maynard
      • Maynard is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 472 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maynard <3>
    • Randalia
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Randalia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randalia
      • Randalia is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
    • Donnan
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Donnan. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donnan
      • Donnan is located in Fayette County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Donnan
      • From Edwards to Donnan
    • Fayette
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fayette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayette
      • Fayette is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,378 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayette <3>
    • Hawkeye
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hawkeye. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkeye
      • Hawkeye is located in Fayette County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Hawkeye
      • From Edwards to Hawkeye
  • Grundy County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Fredsville
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fredsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredsville
      • Fredsville is located in Grundy County
      • Google driving directions:
      • From your current location to Fredsville
      • From Edwards to Fredsville
    • Dike
      (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
    • Stout
      (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
    • Reinbeck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reinbeck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reinbeck
      • Reinbeck is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,613 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reinbeck <3>
    • Morrison
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fern
      (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Grundy Center
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
      • Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <3>
    • Holland
      (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
      • Holland is located in Grundy County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 276 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <3>
    • Buck Grove
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buck Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Grove
      • Buck Grove is located in Grundy County
  • Tama County
    • The following are listed by their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.
    • Dinsdale
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Dysart
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dysart have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dysart
      • Dysart is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,311 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dysart <3>
    • Buckingham
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buckingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckingham
      • Buckingham is located in Tama County
    • Traer
      (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
    • Lincoln
      (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
      • Lincoln is located in Tama County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 148 people

For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Edwards, see our County-by-County Page for Edwards.

Cemeteries Near Edwards ...

Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Edwards.

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.

If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).

If not found below, our Cemetery List for Edwards covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.

The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.

  • St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Bennington Twp. Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Bennington Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Bennington Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Johns Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Mt. Zion Cemetery
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Mt. Zion Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Mt. Zion Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Garden of Memories
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Garden of Memories
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Garden of Memories have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • St. Francis Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Francis Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Francis Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview - Lester Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Fairview - Lester Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Fairview - Lester Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Gresham Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pioneer Cemetery
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Pioneer Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Pioneer Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Lester Twp. Cemetery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Lester Twp. Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Lester Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Fairview Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sons of Jacob Cemetery
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sons of Jacob Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Continue List   (243 more) ...
    • Hillcrest Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Hillcrest Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Hillcrest Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Muslim Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Muslim Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Muslim Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Emanuel Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.

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.

Edwards 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 Edwards, with the one closest to Edwards listed first.

  • Dewar
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dunkerton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunkerton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunkerton
    • Dunkerton is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 851 people
  • Waterloo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Klinger
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Raymond
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Canfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
    • Canfield is located in Black Hawk County
  • Denver
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denver have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denver
    • Denver is located in Bremer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,879 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denver <3>
  • Cedar Falls
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Knittel
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Washburn
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washburn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washburn
    • Washburn is located in Black Hawk County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Washburn <3>
  • Gilbertville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbertville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbertville
    • Gilbertville is located in Black Hawk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 725 people
  • Wapsie
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wapsie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wapsie
    • Wapsie is located in Bremer County
  • Continue List   (15 more) ...
    • Jesup
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jesup have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jesup
      • Jesup is located in Black Hawk County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,711 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jesup <3>
    • Fairbank
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairbank have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairbank
      • Fairbank is located in Buchanan County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,132 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairbank <3>
    • Janesville
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Edwards. See our List of 1890's Communities around Edwards.

Newspapers Published in Edwards ...

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 170 newspapers that have been published in the area around Edwards.

Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Edwards, there are papers which were published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<6>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Edwards.

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 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 Edwards:

The official website for Black Hawk County: www.co.black-hawk.ia.us/

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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 Edwards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com.
<6>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edwards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.5704, Longitude: -92.2586    









 

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