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Welcome to Edmunds ...

Edmunds is located in Stutsman County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edmunds, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Edmunds is 1,590 feet [485 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edmunds: 701

Communities Also Named Edmunds ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Edmunds - they are located in Illinois, Maine, Ohio and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Edmunds ...

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

  • Carrington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Kensal
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Buchanan
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pingree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodworth
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Courtenay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Melville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Melville is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melville
  • Guptill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Guptill is located in Foster County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guptill
  • Parkhurst
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
  • Spiritwood Lake
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edmunds ...

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

Adding Edmunds to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edmunds 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 Edmunds was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Edmunds post office opened in 1885. The Edmunds post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edmunds.

Footnotes ...

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