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Welcome to Edenville ...

Edenville is located in Franklin County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edenville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

Edenville is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Edenville: 717 & 223<3>

Communities Also Named Edenville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Edenville - they are located in Iowa, Michigan, New York, Ohio and Texas.

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

Communities near Edenville ...

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

  • Chambersburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Waynesboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Shippensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Greencastle
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mont Alto
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Mercersburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • McConnellsburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Three Springs
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Newburg
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Orrstown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edenville ...

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

Adding Edenville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edenville 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 Edenville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Edenville post office opened in 1882. The Edenville post office closed in 1934.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edenville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edenville - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Edenville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Edenville 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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