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Welcome to Edwardsville ...

Edwardsville is located in Northumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edwardsville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Edwardsville is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Edwardsville: 804 & 686<3>

The ZIP code for Edwardsville: 22456<4>

Communities Also Named Edwardsville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Edwardsville: This one is located in Northumberland County and the other is located in Fauquier County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 16 communities that are also named Edwardsville - they are located in Alabama (3), Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Edwardsville ...

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

  • Kilmarnock
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Irvington
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • White Stone
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Ophelia
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heathsville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Sunnybank
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Sunnybank is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybank
  • Reedville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Remo
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Remo is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remo
  • Bundick
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Bundick is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bundick
  • Coan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Coan is located in Northumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coan

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edwardsville ...

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

Adding Edwardsville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edwardsville 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 Edwardsville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Edwardsville post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edwardsville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edwardsville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Edwardsville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Edwardsville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Edwardsville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Edwardsville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/