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Welcome to Edgerton ...

Edgerton is located in Kent County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgerton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Edgerton is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Edgerton: (616)

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, Indiana, Kansas, 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.

  • Grand Rapids
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Wyoming
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kentwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
    • Kentwood is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
  • Walker
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
    • Walker is located in Kent County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
  • Grandville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • East Grand Rapids
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Belding
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Sparta
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Coopersville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)

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 1869.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgerton.

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 Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgerton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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