Welcome to Eldred ...

Eldred is located in Saint Lucie County<1>.

The location of Eldred has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldred, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1902.

Eldred is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Eldred lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Eldred: (772)

Communities Also Named Eldred ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Eldred - they are located in Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania and Saskatchewan.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eldred.

Communities near Eldred ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eldred.

• Port Saint Lucie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Saint Lucie
  • Port Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Saint Lucie <4>
• Fort Pierce
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Pierce
  • Fort Pierce is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Pierce <4>
• Stuart
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,652 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Sewall's Point
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sewall's Point
  • Sewall's Point is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sewall's Point <4>
• Saint Lucie
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie
  • Saint Lucie is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 648 people
• Saint Lucie Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucie Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucie Village
  • Saint Lucie Village is located in Saint Lucie County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 619 people
• Ocean Breeze
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Breeze have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Breeze
  • Ocean Breeze is located in Martin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
  • Former name for Ocean Breeze:
  • Ocean Breeze Park
• Hutchinson Island South
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Hutchinson Island South. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hutchinson Island South
  • Hutchinson Island South is located in Saint Lucie County
• White City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White City
  • White City is located in Saint Lucie County
• Jensen Beach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Beach
  • Jensen Beach is located in Martin County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jensen Beach <4>

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 Eldred. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eldred.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eldred. 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 Eldred.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eldred. See our Newspapers Page for Eldred.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldred ...

Looking for more information about Eldred? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Eldred, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eldred.

Adding Eldred to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldred 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 Eldred was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Eldred post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldred.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Eldred. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Saint Lucie County: www.stlucieco.gov/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/