Welcome to Edison ...

Edison is located in Cook County<1>.

The location of Edison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1895.

Edison is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Edison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Edison - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Edison ...

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

• Chicago
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
• Cicero
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Arlington Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <4>
• Evanston
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <4>
• Schaumburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <4>
• Palatine
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <4>
• Skokie
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
• Des Plaines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Berwyn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edison ...

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

Adding Edison to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edison post office opened in 1895.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov