Welcome to Edgewood ...

Edgewood is located in Gratiot County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgewood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1874.

Edgewood is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edgewood: 989

Communities Also Named Edgewood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Edgewood: This one is located in Gratiot County and the other is located in Muskegon County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 84 communities that are also named Edgewood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois (5), Indiana (5), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Maryland (4), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Virginia (8), Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgewood ...

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

• Alma
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alma have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alma
  • Alma is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,807 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alma <4>
• Saint Louis
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Louis
  • Saint Louis is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Louis <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saint Louis
  • From Edgewood to Saint Louis
• Ithaca
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ithaca have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ithaca
  • Ithaca is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,744 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ithaca <4>
• Chesaning
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesaning
  • Chesaning is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesaning <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chesaning
  • From Edgewood to Chesaning
• Saint Charles
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <4>
• Breckenridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
  • Breckenridge is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
• Elsie
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsie
  • Elsie is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 976 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsie <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elsie
  • From Edgewood to Elsie
• Merrill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merrill
  • Merrill is located in Saginaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merrill <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Merrill
  • From Edgewood to Merrill
• Maple Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Rapids have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Rapids
  • Maple Rapids is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 671 people
• Ashley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashley
  • Ashley is located in Gratiot County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashley <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ashley
  • From Edgewood to Ashley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewood ...

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

Adding Edgewood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Edgewood post office opened in 1874.

We also found Edgewood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Gratiot County: www.co.gratiot.mi.us/

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