Welcome to Edmunds Store ...
Edmunds Store is located in Brunswick County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Edmunds Store, you might consider that their post office opened in 1873.
Edmunds Store is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Edmunds Store lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Edmunds Store ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edmunds Store.
- South Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Hill
- South Hill is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,356 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Hill <4>
- Blackstone
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackstone
- Blackstone is located in Nottoway County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,304 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blackstone <4>
- Victoria
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victoria have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victoria
- Victoria is located in Lunenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,632 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Victoria <4>
- Kenbridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lawrenceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Crosse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Crosse
- La Crosse is located in Mecklenburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Crosse <4>
- McKenney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Brodnax
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Dundas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dundas
- Dundas is located in Lunenburg County
- Lochleven
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lochleven
- Lochleven is located in Lunenburg 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 Edmunds Store. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edmunds Store.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edmunds Store. 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 Edmunds Store.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edmunds Store. See our Newspapers Page for Edmunds Store.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edmunds Store ...
Looking for more information about Edmunds Store? 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 Edmunds Store, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Edmunds Store.
Adding Edmunds Store to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Edmunds Store in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Edmunds Store was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Edmunds Store post office opened in 1873.
We also found Edmunds Store in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Edmunds Store.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Brunswick, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edmunds Store - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |