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Welcome to Edgefield ...

Edgefield is located in Fayette County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgefield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1877.

Edgefield is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Edgefield is within the boundaries of the (740) area code.

Communities Also Named Edgefield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Edgefield: This one is located in Fayette County and the other is located in Stark County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 11 communities that are also named Edgefield - they are located in Alabama (3), Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee (3) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Edgefield ...

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

  • Xenia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
    • Xenia is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,081 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Xenia <4>
  • Washington Court House
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Washington
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
    • Washington is located in Fayette County
  • Wilmington
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedarville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Yellow Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs
    • Yellow Springs is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,761 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yellow Springs <4>
  • Sabina
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabina
    • Sabina is located in Clinton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,562 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabina <4>
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Greene County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,146 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
  • South Charleston
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg
    (19 miles [30.6 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 Edgefield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edgefield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgefield ...

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

Adding Edgefield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgefield 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 Edgefield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Edgefield post office opened in 1877.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgefield.

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

The official website for Fayette County: www.fayette-co-oh.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgefield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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