Welcome to Edsel ...

Edsel is located in Elliott County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edsel, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1929.

Edsel is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Edsel is within the (606) area code.

Communities near Edsel ...

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

• Grayson
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayson
  • Grayson is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayson <4>
• Louisa
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louisa
  • Louisa is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louisa <4>
• Olive Hill
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Hill
  • Olive Hill is located in Carter County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olive Hill <4>
• Fort Gay
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Gay
  • Fort Gay is located in Wayne County (WV)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
• Sandy Hook
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
  • Sandy Hook is located in Elliott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 597 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Hook <4>
• Blaine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
  • Blaine is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <4>
• Cherokee
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in Lawrence County
• Webbville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Webbville
  • Webbville is located in Lawrence County
• Overda
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overda have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overda
  • Overda is located in Lawrence County
• Brammer Gap
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brammer Gap
  • Brammer Gap is located in Lawrence County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edsel ...

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

Adding Edsel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edsel post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edsel.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/