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Communities Also Named Edwards ...

We found 28 communities that share the name Edwards.

Within Ontario, the name Edwards is unique.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Macon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Edwards [Macon County].
    • Arkansas
      • Prairie County
      • This Edwards is located in Prairie County and lies 1,113 miles [1,791.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prairie County community of Edwards.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Edwards is located in Kern County and lies 2,324 miles [3,740.1 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Edwards.
    • Colorado
      • Eagle County
      • This Edwards is located in Eagle County and lies 1,621 miles [2,608.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Eagle County community of Edwards.
    • Florida
      • Gadsden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Edwards [Gadsden County].
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Edwards is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Edwards.
    • Georgia
      • Lee County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Edwards [Lee County].
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • This Edwards is located in Peoria County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Edwards.
    • Indiana
      • Vigo County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Edwards [Vigo County].
    • Iowa
      • Black Hawk County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Edwards [Black Hawk County].
    • Kansas
      • Clark County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Edwards [Clark County].
    • Kentucky
      • Logan County
      • This Edwards is located in Logan County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Edwards.
    • Michigan
      • Antrim County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Edwards [Antrim County].
      • Ogemaw County
      • This Edwards is located in Ogemaw County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of Edwards.
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • This Edwards is located in Otter Tail County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Edwards.
    • Mississippi
      • Hinds County
      • This Edwards is located in Hinds County and lies 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Edwards.
    • Missouri
      • Benton County
      • This Edwards is located in Benton County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Edwards.
      • Lafayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Edwards [Lafayette County].
    • Montana
      • Garfield County
      • This Edwards is located in Garfield County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Edwards.
    • New York
      • Saint Lawrence County
      • This Edwards is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Edwards.
    • Oregon
      • Wheeler County
      • This Edwards is located in Wheeler County and lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Edwards.
    • South Carolina
      • Williamsburg County
      • This Edwards is located in Williamsburg County and lies 846 miles [1,361.5 km]<2> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Edwards.
    • Texas
      • Clay County
      • This Edwards is located in Clay County and lies 1,431 miles [2,303 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Edwards.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Edwards is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,849 miles [2,975.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Edwards.
    • Virginia
      • Carroll County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Edwards [Carroll County].
    • Washington
      • Franklin County
      • This Edwards is located in Franklin County and lies 2,065 miles [3,323.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Edwards.
    • West Virginia
      • Cabell County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Edwards [Cabell County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Sheboygan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Edwards [Sheboygan County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edwards ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

  • Blossom Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Park
  • Elizabeth Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Ficko
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ficko came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ficko
  • Herbert Corners
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Heron Gate
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Heron Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heron Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron Park
  • Hunt Club
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club
  • Hunt Club Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Club Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Club Park
  • Leonard
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonard came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Marvelville
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marvelville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvelville
    • Orleans
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orleans came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orleans
    • Piperville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Playfair Park
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playfair Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playfair Park
    • Riverside Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Park
    • Riverview Park
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Park

How Far From Edwards to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Edwards to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edwards and extending to:

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Edwards to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,566 miles [8,957.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,170 miles [6,711 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

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

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Edwards could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Edwards) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edwards. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.3225, Longitude: -75.4664    
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Edwards, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<6>The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Edwards to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.292 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.665 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.195 degrees.




 

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