Welcome to Elvaston ...

The village of Elvaston is located in Hancock County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Elvaston: EL-vuh-stuhn<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elvaston, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elvaston has a population of 154 people<4> (see below for details).

Elvaston is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<5>.

Time Zone: Elvaston lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elvaston is within the boundaries of the (217) area code.

The ZIP code for Elvaston: 62334<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elvaston had an population of 154 people. This is a decrease of 6.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.32% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elvaston had a population of 165 people. This makes Elvaston the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 165 people, the population of Elvaston increased 8.55% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 152 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elvaston.

Communities near Elvaston ...

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

• Fort Madison
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Madison
  • Fort Madison is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Madison <7>
• Keokuk
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keokuk
  • Keokuk is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keokuk <7>
• Hamilton
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamilton
  • Hamilton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamilton <7>
• Carthage
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carthage
  • Carthage is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,419 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carthage <7>
• Warsaw
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warsaw have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warsaw
  • Warsaw is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warsaw <7>
• La Harpe
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
  • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
• Nauvoo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nauvoo
  • Nauvoo is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,044 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nauvoo <7>
• Dallas City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas City
  • Dallas City is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 859 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas City <7>
• Montrose
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montrose
  • Montrose is located in Lee County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 768 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montrose <7>
• Augusta
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Augusta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augusta
  • Augusta is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Augusta <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elvaston ...

Looking for more information about Elvaston? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elvaston, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elvaston.

Adding Elvaston to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elvaston 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 Elvaston was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Elvaston post office opened in 1857.

We also found Elvaston on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elvaston.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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