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Welcome to Edwardsville ...

Edwardsville is located in Warren County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwardsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1825.

Edwardsville is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Edwardsville ...

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

Beyond Ohio, there are 16 communities that are also named Edwardsville - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, 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.

  • Mason
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
    • Mason is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mason <3>
  • Lebanon
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Springboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Monroe
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Loveland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wilmington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Montgomery
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Milford
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford
    • Milford is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,801 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milford <3>
  • The Village of Indian Hill
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for The Village of Indian Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Village of Indian Hill
    • The Village of Indian Hill is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,769 people
  • South Lebanon
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Lebanon
    • South Lebanon is located in Warren County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,799 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Lebanon <3>

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 document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Edwardsville post office opened in 1825.

We also found Edwardsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwardsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Ohio's counties, including Warren, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edwardsville - 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>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.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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