Welcome to Edwardsville ...

Edwardsville is located in Saint Lawrence County<1>.

The location of Edwardsville has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwardsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1851.

Edwardsville is 280 feet [85 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Edwardsville is located in the (315) area code.

Communities Also Named Edwardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Edwardsville - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Edwardsville ...

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

• Brockville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brockville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brockville <4>
• Ogdensburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ogdensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogdensburg
  • Ogdensburg is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,388 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ogdensburg <4>
• Prescott
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <4>
• Gouverneur
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gouverneur
  • Gouverneur is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gouverneur <4>
• Heuvelton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heuvelton
  • Heuvelton is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heuvelton <4>
• Hermon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermon
  • Hermon is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Estimated population in 2017: 405 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermon <4>
• Morristown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morristown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morristown
  • Morristown is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morristown <4>
• Rensselaer Falls
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rensselaer Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rensselaer Falls
  • Rensselaer Falls is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rensselaer Falls <4>
• Richville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
  • Richville is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richville <4>
• Hammond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammond have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 270 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwardsville ...

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

Adding Edwardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

We also found Edwardsville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwardsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edwardsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lawrence County: www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/