Welcome to Edwards ...

Edwards is located in Garfield County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwards, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1913.

Edwards is 3,000 feet [914 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Edwards is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Edwards: 406

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, Mississippi, Missouri (2), 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 4 communities that are near Edwards.

• Sand Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
  • Sand Springs is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sand Springs <3>
• Brusett
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brusett
  • Brusett is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brusett <3>
• Jordan
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
  • Jordan is located in Garfield County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jordan <3>
• Mosby
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mosby
  • Mosby is located in Garfield County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mosby <3>

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.

We 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Edwards, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Edwards post office opened in 1913.

We also found Edwards on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Montana (1937).

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 State of Montana: https://mt.gov/