Welcome to Edison ...

Edison is located in Gibson County<1>.

Edison is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Edison lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Edison: 731

Communities Also Named Edison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Edison - they are located in California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, New Jersey (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Washington (2), West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Edison ...

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

• Lavinia
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Lavinia is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavinia
  • Estimated population in 2014: 34,274 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lavinia <3>
• Ledbetter
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Ledbetter is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ledbetter
  • Estimated population in 2014: 29,427 people
• Elizabeth
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Elizabeth is located in Crockett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Estimated population in 2014: 14,271 people
• Lawrence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lawrence is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrence
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,498 people
• Humboldt
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Humboldt is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Humboldt <3>
• Milan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Milan is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,608 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milan <3>
• Churchton
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Churchton is located in Dyer County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchton
  • Estimated population in 2014: 6,752 people
• Medina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Medina is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medina
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,379 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medina <3>
• Trenton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Trenton is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <3>
• Union Central
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Central is located in Gibson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Central
  • Estimated population in 2014: 3,574 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edison ...

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