Denny soils are in similar shallow depressions on nearby upland plains and are only adjacent to Edinburg soils in a few places. The somewhat poorly drained Ipava soils are on slightly higher positions. Virden and Sable soils are nearly level but adjacent to and slightly higher than Edinburg soils. Runoff is slow. Ponding of brief duration occurs from March to June and after major storms.
Permeability is slow.
Most areas of Edinburg soils are cultivated. Corn and soybeans are the principal crops. Native vegetation is wet-prairie grasses. Central and southwestern Illinois, and eastern Missouri.