Welcome to Edgewood ...

Edgewood is located in Amherst County<1>.

Edgewood is 870 feet [265 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Edgewood: 434

Communities Also Named Edgewood ...

While we believe that this Edgewood is located in Amherst County, we know of another 7 Virginia communities named Edgewood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Chesapeake City, Danville City, Montgomery, Newport News City, Prince George, Roanoke City and Salem City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 84 communities that are also named Edgewood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), British Columbia, California, Connecticut (2), Florida (3), Georgia (5), Illinois (5), Indiana (5), Iowa, Kentucky (3), Maryland (4), Michigan (2), Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York (3), North Carolina (5), Nova Scotia, Ohio (3), Pennsylvania (6), Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (4), Texas (3), Utah, Washington, West Virginia (4) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Edgewood ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Amherst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Appomattox
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Appomattox is located in Appomattox County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appomattox
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Appomattox <3>
• Lavino Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
• Coolwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
• Mount Athos ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Athos is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Athos
• Sweet Briar Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sweet Briar Station is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar Station
• Abert
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Abert is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abert
• Woodbine Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
• Boonsboro
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewood ...

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