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Welcome to Edmunds Switch ...

Edmunds Switch is located in Scioto County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edmunds Switch, 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.

Edmunds Switch is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Edmunds Switch: 740 & 220<3>

Communities near Edmunds Switch ...

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

  • Portsmouth
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Ironton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Flatwoods
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jackson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Raceland
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Raceland is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raceland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,338 people
  • New Boston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Worthington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Worthington is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,488 people
  • Greenup
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenup is located in Greenup County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenup
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,100 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenup <4>
  • South Shore
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edmunds Switch ...

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

Adding Edmunds Switch to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edmunds Switch 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 Switch was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edmunds Switch.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Scioto, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edmunds Switch - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 740 code has been Overlayed with the 220 area code. New phone numbers in the Edmunds Switch area will be assigned with one of these codes: 740 or 220. As a result, placing a call in the Edmunds Switch area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.