Do you know of Edwards ???
This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Edwards. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Edwards.<1>
Our sources for Edwards (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Edwards other than they indicate that Edwards would be found somewhere in Vigo County, Indiana.
From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened in 1879 and closed in 1912.
Communities Also Named Edwards ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Edwards.
Within Indiana, the name Edwards is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 28 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Prairie County
- Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Edwards [Prairie County].
- California
- Kern County
- Please visit our profile page for the California community of Edwards [Kern County].
- Colorado
- Eagle County
- Please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Edwards [Eagle County].
- Florida
- Gadsden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Edwards [Gadsden County].
- Hillsborough County
- Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Edwards [Hillsborough County].
- Georgia
- Lee County
- Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Edwards [Lee County].
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Edwards [Peoria County].
- Iowa
- Black Hawk County
- Please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Edwards [Black Hawk County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Logan County
- Please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Edwards [Logan County].
- Michigan
- Antrim County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Edwards [Antrim County].
- Ogemaw County
- Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Edwards [Ogemaw County].
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Edwards [Otter Tail County].
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- Please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Edwards [Hinds County].
- Missouri
- Benton County
- Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Edwards [Benton County].
- Lafayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Edwards [Lafayette County].
- Montana
- Garfield County
- Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Edwards [Garfield County].
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Edwards [Saint Lawrence County].
- Ontario
- Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Edwards.
- Oregon
- Wheeler County
- Please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Edwards [Wheeler County].
- South Carolina
- Williamsburg County
- Please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Edwards [Williamsburg County].
- Texas
- Clay County
- Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Edwards [Clay County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- Please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Edwards [Salt Lake County].
- Virginia
- Washington
- Franklin County
- Please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Edwards [Franklin County].
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Edwards ...
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Edwards:
Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.
A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Edwards - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned
Map from 1908 (unknown title/publisher)
More Orphans in Vigo County ...
Can you help?
As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Vigo County.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | This entry could have originated in error. It might be that a source had a misprint, was simply wrong or we made a transcription error while referencing it. Many of the documents we reference are from the 1800s and the early 1900s, with some easier to read than others. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Edwards could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |