Welcome to Elinor ...
So far, we found very little information about Elinor. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elinor to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elinor, please Contact Us.
Elinor would have been located within present day Humboldt County<2>.
The location of Elinor has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elinor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1906.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elinor is 90 feet [27 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Elinor was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
If Elinor still existed, it would have been in the (707) area code.
Communities Also Named Elinor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elinor - it's located in Kansas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elinor.
Communities near Elinor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elinor.
- Fortuna
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fortuna
- Fortuna is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,107 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fortuna <5>
- Rio Dell
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio Dell
- Rio Dell is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,439 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rio Dell <5>
- Ferndale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
- Ferndale is located in Humboldt County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ferndale <5>
- Redcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redcrest
- Redcrest is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redcrest <5>
- Scotia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotia
- Scotia is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotia <5>
- Larabee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larabee
- Larabee is located in Humboldt County
- Carlotta
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlotta
- Carlotta is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlotta <5>
- Hydesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydesville
- Hydesville is located in Humboldt County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hydesville <5>
- Alton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alton
- Alton is located in Humboldt County
- Rohnerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rohnerville
- Rohnerville is located in Humboldt County
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elinor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elinor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elinor. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elinor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elinor. See our Newspapers Page for Elinor.
Adding Elinor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elinor in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elinor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elinor post office opened in 1906.
We also found Elinor mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (July 1929).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elinor.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elinor, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Humboldt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elinor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |