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Welcome to Edwards Crossing ...

Edwards Crossing is located in Pondera County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Edwards Crossing: Edwards Xing.

See our Genealogy Helper Page for Edwards Crossing for more information about variations on the name of Edwards Crossing.

Edwards Crossing is 3,590 feet [1,094 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Edwards Crossing is about ¾ mile [or ~1 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Edwards Crossing lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Edwards Crossing: 406

Communities Also Named Edwards Crossing ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Edwards Crossing - they are located in California and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Edwards Crossing ...

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

  • Cut Bank
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Valier
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valier have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valier
    • Valier is located in Pondera County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valier <3>
  • Ethridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Santa Rita
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Dupuyer
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Heart Butte
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Browning
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
  • North Browning
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Browning have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Browning
    • North Browning is located in Glacier County
  • South Browning
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Browning
    • South Browning is located in Glacier County
  • Shelby
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwards Crossing ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Montana's counties, including Pondera, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edwards Crossing - 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.