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Welcome to Edgewick ...

Edgewick is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Edgewick, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1912.

Edgewick is 640 feet [195 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Edgewick lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Edgewick ...

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

  • Sammamish
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Issaquah
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Maple Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Covington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Snoqualmie
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • North Bend
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Black Diamond
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carnation
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kangley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
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  • Preston
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewick ...

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

Adding Edgewick to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Edgewick 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 Edgewick was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Edgewick post office opened in 1912.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Edgewick.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edgewick - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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