Welcome to Edge ...

Edge is located

Edge is located in Brazos County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edge, you might consider that their post office opened in 1894.

Edge is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edge: 979

Communities Also Named Edge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Edge - they are located in Arkansas, Florida (2), North Carolina and Virginia.

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

Communities near Edge ...

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

• College Station
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • College Station is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Station
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,260 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Station <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to College Station
  • From Edge to College Station
• Bryan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bryan is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bryan
  • From Edge to Bryan
• Hearne
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Hearne is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearne
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,340 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hearne <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Hearne
  • From Edge to Hearne
• Franklin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Normangee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Normangee is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normangee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 710 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Normangee <3>
• Iola
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Iola is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iola
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 433 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iola <3>
• Kurten
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Kurten is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurten
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kurten <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kurten
  • From Edge to Kurten
• Wixon Valley
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wixon Valley is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wixon Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
• Wheelock
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Wheelock is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelock
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheelock <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wheelock
  • From Edge to Wheelock
• Tabor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tabor is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabor
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Tabor
  • From Edge to Tabor

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edge ...

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

Adding Edge to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edge 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 Edge was on a map titled Map of Texas (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edge.