Welcome to Edwardsville ...

Edwardsville is located in Floyd County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwardsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1858.

Edwardsville is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Edwardsville (for example, toward Santa Claus), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Edwardsville lies within the (812) area code.

Communities Also Named Edwardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Edwardsville - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Edwardsville ...

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

• Louisville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisville
  • Louisville is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisville <4>
• Jeffersonville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonville
  • Jeffersonville is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersonville <4>
• New Albany
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Albany
  • New Albany is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Albany <4>
• Jeffersontown
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeffersontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersontown
  • Jeffersontown is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeffersontown <4>
• Clarksville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • 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 Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,447 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Saint Matthews
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Matthews have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Matthews
  • Saint Matthews is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,985 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Matthews <4>
• Shively
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shively
  • Shively is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,690 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shively <4>
• Lyndon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon
  • Lyndon is located in Jefferson County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyndon <4>
• Sellersburg
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sellersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellersburg
  • Sellersburg is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,047 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellersburg <4>
• Charlestown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlestown
  • Charlestown is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlestown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwardsville ...

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

Adding Edwardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edwardsville post office opened in 1858.

We also found Edwardsville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwardsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Floyd County: www.floydcounty.in.gov/

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