Welcome to Edson ...
Edson is located in Chippewa County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Edson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.
Edson is 1,070 feet [326 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Edson lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Edson: 715 & 534<3>
Communities Also Named Edson ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Edson - they are located in Alberta, California, Kansas, New York and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Edson.
Communities near Edson ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Edson.
- Chippewa Falls
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chippewa Falls
- Chippewa Falls is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,407 people
- Lake Hallie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Hallie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Hallie
- Lake Hallie is located in Chippewa County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,779 people
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Thorp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Augusta
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Cadott
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Cornell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Fall Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fall Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Creek
- Fall Creek is located in Eau Claire County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
- Estella
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north) - Gilman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilman
- Gilman is located in Taylor County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 390 people
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 Edson. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Edson.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Edson. 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 Edson.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Edson. See our Newspapers Page for Edson.
Adding Edson to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Edson 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 Edson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Edson post office opened in 1871.
We also found Edson in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Edson.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chippewa County: www.co.chippewa.wi.us/
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 Chippewa, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Edson - 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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Edson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Edson area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |