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Welcome to Edinburg ...Edinburg is located in Portage County<1>. The location of Edinburg has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Edinburg, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. When the people of Edinburg refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Edinburger<3> Edinburg is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Edinburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for Edinburg: (330) & (234)<5> Communities Also Named Edinburg ...While we believe that this Edinburg is located in Portage County, we know of another 2 Ohio communities named Edinburg. Those communities are located in the following counties: Delaware and Fulton County. Beyond Ohio, there are 15 communities that are also named Edinburg - they are located in Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edinburg. Communities near Edinburg ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edinburg.
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 Edinburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edinburg. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edinburg. 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 Edinburg. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edinburg. See our Newspapers Page for Edinburg. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edinburg ...Looking for more information about Edinburg? 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 Edinburg, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edinburg. Adding Edinburg to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Edinburg 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 Edinburg was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Edinburg on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1901). For more details, see References and Mentions for Edinburg. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edinburg. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/ Footnotes ...
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