Welcome to Edwards ...
The town of Edwards is located in Hinds County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwards, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Edwards has a population of 1,016 people<2> (see below for details).
Edwards is 240 feet [73 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Edwards lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Edwards: 601 & 769<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Edwards had an population of 1,016 people. This is a decrease of 1.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 24.57% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Edwards had a population of 1,034 people. This makes Edwards the county's 6th most populous community.
The population of Edwards represents 0.03% of the population of Mississippi (which has 2,967,297 people), making it the state's 159th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,034 people, the population of Edwards decreased 23.24% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,347 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Edwards.
Communities Also Named Edwards ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 28 communities that are also named Edwards - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida (2), Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Montana, New York, Ontario, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edwards.
Communities near Edwards ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edwards.
- Clinton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clinton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Clinton is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,873 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clinton <6>
- Vicksburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vicksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicksburg
- Vicksburg is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,351 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vicksburg <6>
- Raymond
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
- Raymond is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <6>
- Utica
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Utica
- Utica is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Utica <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Utica
- From Edwards to Utica
- Bolton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Delta
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Delta. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Delta is located in Madison Parish (LA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Delta
- From Edwards to Delta
- Learned
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Learned have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Learned
- Learned is located in Hinds County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Learned <6>
- Newman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Newman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newman
- Newman is located in Hinds County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newman
- From Edwards to Newman
- Newmans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Oakley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Oakley. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
- Oakley is located in Hinds County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oakley
- From Edwards to Oakley
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 Edwards. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edwards.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edwards. 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 Edwards.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edwards. See our Newspapers Page for Edwards.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwards ...
Looking for more information about Edwards? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Edwards, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Edwards.
Adding Edwards to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Edwards 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 Edwards was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Edwards post office opened in 1883.
We also found Edwards in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwards.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edwards. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.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 Hinds, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Edwards. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edwards - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 601 code has been Overlayed with the 769 area code. New phone numbers in the Edwards area will be assigned with one of these codes: 601 or 769. As a result, placing a call in the Edwards area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |