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Welcome to Edgewater Park ...

Edgewater Park is located in Harrison County<1>.


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


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

Edgewater Park is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Edgewater Park lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Edgewater Park: (228)

Communities Also Named Edgewater Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Edgewater Park - they are located in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Washington.

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

Communities near Edgewater Park ...

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

  • Gulfport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Biloxi
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biloxi
    • Biloxi is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,127 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biloxi <4>
  • Gautier
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gautier have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gautier
    • Gautier is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,379 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gautier <4>
  • Ocean Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Springs
    • Ocean Springs is located in Jackson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,791 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ocean Springs <4>
  • Long Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Beach
    • Long Beach is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Beach <4>
  • D'Iberville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for D'Iberville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for D'Iberville
    • D'Iberville is located in Harrison County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,981 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for D'Iberville <4>
  • Pass Christian
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lorraine Community ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lorraine Community have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lorraine Community
    • Lorraine Community is located in Harrison County
  • Coalville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
    • Coalville is located in Harrison County
  • Wool Market
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wool Market
    • Wool Market is located in Harrison County
    • Wool Market has also been known as:
    • Woolmarket

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewater Park ...

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

Adding Edgewater Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Edgewater Park post office opened in 1929.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewater Park.

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

The official website for Harrison County: www.co.harrison.ms.us/

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Mississippi's counties, including Harrison, 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 Edgewater Park - 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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