The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusEdneyville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Henderson County, North Carolina, United States. As of the 2020 census, Edneyville had a population of 2,395. A post office called Edneyville has been in operation since 1828. Rev. Samuel Edney served as postmaster. He and his brother Asa were the two earliest settlers in the area. Samuel had 12 children and Asa had eight. Their descendants settled in the neighboring area, which led to the name Edneyville. Since 1998 Edneyville is home of the North Carolina Justice Academy, a division of the North Carolina Department of Justice. The institution is currently located on the grounds and facilities of the former Edne…
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 2,367 people in 2010, 2,395 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1997.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Edneyville yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Edneyville’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Edneyville, decade by decade
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1 historic place in Edneyville
1 place in Edneyville is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
Where they are
When they were listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.