Welcome to Edgerton ...

Edgerton is located in Allen County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Edgerton is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Edgerton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Edgerton: (260)

Communities Also Named Edgerton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Edgerton - they are located in Alberta, Colorado, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, South Dakota, Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Edgerton ...

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

• Fort Wayne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Wayne
  • Fort Wayne is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 272,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Wayne <3>
• New Haven
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Haven
  • New Haven is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Haven <3>
• Van Wert
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Wert have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Wert
  • Van Wert is located in Van Wert County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,614 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Van Wert <3>
• Decatur
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decatur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Adams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <3>
• Leo-Cedarville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leo-Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo-Cedarville
  • Leo-Cedarville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,882 people
• Paulding
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paulding have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulding
  • Paulding is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,414 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paulding <3>
• Hicksville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicksville
  • Hicksville is located in Defiance County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hicksville <3>
• Antwerp
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antwerp
  • Antwerp is located in Paulding County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,693 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antwerp <3>
• Woodburn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodburn
  • Woodburn is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodburn <3>
• Monroeville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allen County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,360 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgerton ...

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

Adding Edgerton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edgerton post office opened in 1890.

We also found Edgerton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgerton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Allen County: www.co.allen.in.us/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov