Welcome to Edmund ...
Edmund is located in Iowa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Edmund, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
Edmund is 1,200 feet [366 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Edmund lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Edmund is within the (608) area code.
The ZIP code for Edmund: 53535<3>
Communities Also Named Edmund ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Edmund - it's located in South Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edmund.
Communities near Edmund ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edmund.
- Platteville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Platteville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platteville
- Platteville is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,650 people
- Dodgeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dodgeville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodgeville
- Dodgeville is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,677 people
- Fennimore
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fennimore
- Fennimore is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
- Mineral Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Point
- Mineral Point is located in Iowa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,454 people
- Spring Green
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Green
- Spring Green is located in Sauk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,630 people
- Barneveld
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Muscoda
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Belmont
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Belmont is located in Lafayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 974 people
- Lone Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Highland
(7 miles [11.3 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 Edmund. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edmund.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edmund. 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 Edmund.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edmund. See our Newspapers Page for Edmund.
Adding Edmund to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Edmund 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 Edmund was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Edmund post office opened in 1881.
We also found Edmund in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Edmund.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edmund. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Iowa County: www.iowacounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Iowa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edmund - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 Edmund). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Edmund or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |