Do you know of Edgar ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Edgar. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Edgar.<1>

Our sources for Edgar (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Edgar other than they indicate that Edgar would be found somewhere in Elk County, Pennsylvania.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1889 and closed  in 1892.

Communities Also Named Edgar ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Edgar.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Edgar is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Imperial County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Edgar [Imperial County].
  • Florida
    • Putnam County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Edgar [Putnam County].
  • Georgia
    • Whitfield County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Edgar [Whitfield County].
  • Illinois
    • Edgar County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Edgar [Edgar County].
  • Montana
    • Carbon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Edgar [Carbon County].
  • Nebraska
    • Clay County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Nebraska community of Edgar [Clay County].
  • New Jersey
    • Middlesex County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Edgar [Middlesex County].
  • North Carolina
    • Randolph County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Edgar [Randolph County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Edgar.
  • Texas
    • DeWitt County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Edgar [DeWitt County].
  • Virginia
    • Caroline County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Edgar [Caroline County].
  • West Virginia
    • Jackson County
    • Please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Edgar [Jackson County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Marathon County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Edgar [Marathon County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Edgar ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Edgar:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Edgar - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Elk County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Elk County.