Founding of the Society
Year	Authority / Notes
1834	This date is supported by its website ().
Seat of the Society
City	Authority / Notes
Edinburgh Scotland	This location is supported by the name of the Society.
Name of the Society
Dates	Name	Authority
1868 -	Edinburgh Geological Society	Its publications establish this name from 1868.
Edinburgh Geological Society

Journals of the Society
Years	Full Journal Title	Abbrev.
1868 - 1963, Dec. (Vol.1, pt.1 - v.19, pt.4)   A	Transactions of the Edinburgh Geological Society Merged with Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow to form B. Indexed RSLC [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.]	Edinb. Geol. Soc. Trans. [RSLC, v.13, p.xxxiv] Edinburgh Geol. Soc. Trans. [Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci., Vol. 47, No. 11 (Nov. 15, 1961), p.1711 cites 17 (1959).] Edinburgh Geol. Soc. Trans. [RSLC, v.7, p.xiv; v.9, p.xvi] Trans. Edin. Geol. Soc. [Science, Vol. 2, No. 79 (Dec. 31, 1881), p.627 cites vol. III.] Trans. Edinb. geol. soc. [Science, Vol. 1, No. 19 (Jun. 15, 1883), p.551 cites iv, 1882.] Trans. Edinburgh Geol. Soc. [Science, New Series, Vol. 7, No. 171 (Apr. 8, 1898), p.491 cites VII., 1897.] Trans. of the Edinburgh Geol. Soc. [Geographical Review, Vol. 2, No. 1 (Jul., 1916), p.86 cites Vol. 10, 1914.]
1965, Jan. - (Vol.1, no.1 - )   B	Scottish Journal of Geology Formed through a merger of A and Transactions of the Geological Society of Glasgow. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.]	Scot. J. Geol. [Phil. Trans., A Vol. 258, No. 1088, (Oct. 28, 1965), p.51 cites 1, 1965.] Scott. J. Geol. [Trans. Instit. Brit. Geog., No. 39, (Oct., 1966), p.143 cites 2 (1966).] Scott. Jl Geol. [Phil. Trans., A Vol. 273, No. 1235, (Feb. 8, 1973), p.512 cites 8, 1972.] Scottish J. Geol. [Phil. Trans., A Vol. 268, No. 1192, (Feb. 4, 1971), p.725 cites 3, 1967.] Scottish J. Geology [Geografiska Annaler, A Vol. 72, No. 3/4 (1990), p.246 cites 22, 1986.]
1972, May - 1987, Dec. (No.1 - no.17)   C	Proceedings of the Edinburgh Geological Society Absorbed by D. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.]
1977, Mar. -   D	Edinburgh Geologist Published by the Edinburgh Geological Society. Absorbed C. [Nat. Lib. Scotland cat.]	Edinburgh Geol. [Isis, Vol. 73, No. 5, (1982), p.94 cites 1981, 10.]