Welcome to Elpino ...

Elpino is located in Grady County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elpino, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1899.

Elpino is 330 feet [101 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Elpino (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Elpino is located in the (229) area code.

Communities near Elpino ...

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

• Vada
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
  • Vada is located in Decatur County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
• Thomasville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
  • Thomasville is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,493 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
• Cairo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Cairo is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cairo <4>
• Hansell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hansell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hansell
  • Hansell is located in Thomas County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 6,534 people
• Camilla
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camilla
  • Camilla is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,941 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camilla <4>
• Pelham
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelham
  • Pelham is located in Mitchell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,408 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pelham <4>
• Meigs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meigs
  • Meigs is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,029 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meigs <4>
• Ochlocknee
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ochlocknee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ochlocknee
  • Ochlocknee is located in Thomas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ochlocknee <4>
• Whigham
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whigham
  • Whigham is located in Grady County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whigham <4>
• Woodland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland
  • Woodland is located in Grady County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 353 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elpino ...

Looking for more information about Elpino? 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 Elpino, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elpino.

Adding Elpino to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elpino 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 Elpino was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elpino post office opened in 1899.

We also found Elpino on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elpino.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/