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Welcome to Edgetts ...

Edgetts is located in Lake County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgetts, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Edgetts is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edgetts: 231

Communities near Edgetts ...

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

  • Cadillac
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Reed City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Evart
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evart have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evart
    • Evart is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evart <3>
  • Baldwin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hersey
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hersey have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hersey
    • Hersey is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 347 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hersey <3>
  • Luther
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Le Roy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Tustin
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tustin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tustin
    • Tustin is located in Osceola County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 216 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tustin <3>
  • Harrietta
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrietta have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrietta
    • Harrietta is located in Wexford County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harrietta <3>
  • Ashton
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ashton. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashton
    • Ashton is located in Osceola 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 Edgetts. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edgetts.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgetts ...

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

Adding Edgetts to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgetts in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Edgetts was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Edgetts post office opened in 1902.

We also found Edgetts on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Michigan (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgetts.

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

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 Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgetts - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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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