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Welcome to Edgegrove ...

Edgegrove is located in Adams County<1>.


We aren't confident of the location of Edgegrove, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>


While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgegrove, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1891.

Edgegrove is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Edgegrove: (717)

Communities Also Named Edgegrove ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Edgegrove - it's located in Virginia.

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

Communities near Edgegrove ...

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

  • York
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
    • York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,907 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
  • Westminster
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westminster have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westminster
    • Westminster is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,712 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westminster <4>
  • Gettysburg
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Taneytown
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hampstead
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hampstead have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampstead
    • Hampstead is located in Carroll County (MD)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampstead <4>
  • Manchester
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • West York
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West York have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West York
    • West York is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,602 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West York <4>
  • Littlestown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Carroll Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carroll Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carroll Valley
    • Carroll Valley is located in Adams County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,930 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carroll Valley <4>
  • Shrewsbury
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shrewsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shrewsbury
    • Shrewsbury is located in York County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shrewsbury <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgegrove ...

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

Adding Edgegrove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgegrove 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 Edgegrove was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Edgegrove post office opened in 1891.

We also found Edgegrove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgegrove.

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

The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Adams, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgegrove - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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