Welcome to Edesville ...
Edesville is located in Kent County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Edesville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1863.
Edesville is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Edesville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Edesville: 410, 443 & 667<3>
Websites for Edesville ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.kentchamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Edesville, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Edesville ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edesville.
- Annapolis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Chestertown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Centreville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Church Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Church Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Church Hill
- Church Hill is located in Queen Anne's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Church Hill <4>
- Queenstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queenstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queenstown
- Queenstown is located in Queen Anne's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 701 people
- Sudlersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sudlersville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sudlersville
- Sudlersville is located in Queen Anne's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sudlersville <4>
- Betterton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betterton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betterton
- Betterton is located in Kent County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 311 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Betterton <4>
- Barclay
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Cliffs City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cliffs City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliffs City
- Cliffs City is located in Kent County
- Old Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Town
- Old Town is located in Kent 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 Edesville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edesville.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edesville. 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 Edesville.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edesville. See our Newspapers Page for Edesville.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edesville ...
Looking for more information about Edesville? 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 Edesville, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edesville.
Adding Edesville to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Edesville 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 Edesville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Edesville post office opened in 1863.
We also found Edesville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Edesville.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edesville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 410 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 443 or 667. New phone numbers in the Edesville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 410, 443 or 667. As a result, placing a call in the Edesville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |