Edson was a farming community on the south bank of the Leon River, five miles north of Hamilton in northern Hamilton County. It recevied mail from Hamilton. In the late 1980s the community was no longer shown on maps.
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The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry.
Claudia Hazlewood,
“Edson, TX,”
Handbook of Texas Online,
accessed May 27, 2022,
https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/edson-tx.
Published by the Texas State Historical Association.
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Original Publication Date:
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1952
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Most Recent Revision Date:
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January 1, 1995
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Linked Data from the Texas Almanac:
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Place
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Edson
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Currently Exists
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No
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Place Type
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Town
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Town Fields
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Has post office:
No
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Is Incorporated:
No
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Associated Names
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Edison
Eidson
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Coordinates
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Latitude:
31.77875300°
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Longitude:
-98.09504800°