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Welcome to Edgemont ...

Edgemont is located in Caldwell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgemont, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Edgemont is 1,560 feet [475 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edgemont: 828

Communities Also Named Edgemont ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Edgemont - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, California (2), Colorado, Illinois, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Nevada, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania (3), South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Utah (3), Virginia, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Edgemont ...

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

  • Shell Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Shell Creek is located in Carter County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
  • Boone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Boone is located in Watauga County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <3>
  • Lenoir
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
    • Former name for Lenoir:
    • Tucker's Barn
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <3>
  • Morganton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Gamewell
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
  • Hudson
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
    • Former name for Hudson:
    • Hudsonville
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <3>
  • Cajah's Mountain
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
  • Spruce Pine
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Drexel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Drexel is located in Burke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drexel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Glen Alpine
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgemont ...

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

Adding Edgemont to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgemont 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 (so far) for Edgemont was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Edgemont post office opened in 1907.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgemont.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Caldwell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgemont - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/