Edgewood is a small incorporated town in Van Zandt County, Texas, in the eastern part of the state roughly halfway between the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex to the west and Tyler to the east. The town sits at the transition between two of Texas's major ecological regions, the Post Oak Savannah and the Blackland Prairie, and its name comes directly from its location on the edge of a woodland along that boundary. The community was founded in 1878, when residents of nearby Canton, which had just won a county seat dispute, built a shipping depot on the newly laid Texas and Pacific Railroad tracks nine miles north of town. They called the site Edgewood for its wooded-edge setting. By 1881 the young settlement had a hotel and a blacksmith shop and was firmly established as a Texas and Pacific stop, drawing new settlers from Mississippi and beyond. The old Star Route, now State Highway 859, connected the depot to Canton and anchored the town's early growth. Today Edgewood remains a compact, rural community of roughly 1,800 residents. It is served by the Edgewood Independent School District, whose Bulldogs athletic teams are a focal point of local life. The town's housing is overwhelmingly single-family and owner-occupied, with single-story homes and larger rural lots common across the area. Edgewood's appeal lies in its blend of small-town comfort and East Texas countryside. It sits close to Canton, home of the First Monday Trade Days market, and within reach of area lakes and walking trails. For homebuyers, Edgewood offers an affordable, slower-paced alternative to the Dallas-Fort Worth region while keeping the metroplex and the city of Tyler accessible by highway.