Welcome to Edgar ...

Edgar is located in Caroline County<1>.

The location of Edgar has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgar, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Edgar is 200 feet [61 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Edgar: (804)

Communities Also Named Edgar ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Edgar - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgar ...

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

• Ashland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Hanover County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,908 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
• Bowling Green
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bowling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
  • Bowling Green is located in Caroline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowling Green <4>
• Burruss Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burruss Corner
  • Burruss Corner is located in Caroline County
• Hanover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
  • Hanover is located in Hanover County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <4>
• Penola
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Penola have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penola
  • Penola is located in Caroline County
• Taylorsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Hanover County
• DeJarnette
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for DeJarnette
  • DeJarnette is located in Caroline County
• Ruther Glen
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruther Glen
  • Ruther Glen is located in Caroline County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruther Glen <4>
• Sparta
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparta
  • Sparta is located in Caroline County
• Cauthornville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cauthornville
  • Cauthornville is located in King and Queen County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgar ...

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

Adding Edgar to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgar.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Caroline County: www.co.caroline.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/