Welcome to Elvira ...

Elvira is located in Johnson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elvira, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1869.

Elvira is 450 feet [137 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elvira is located in the (618) area code.

Communities Also Named Elvira ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Elvira - they are located in Alabama, California, Iowa, Kentucky and New Mexico.

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

Communities near Elvira ...

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

• Carbondale
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
  • Carbondale is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carbondale <4>
• Marion
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
• Carterville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <4>
• Anna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <4>
• Jonesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <4>
• Vienna
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vienna
  • Vienna is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,427 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vienna <4>
• Crainville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
  • Crainville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
• Energy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Energy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Energy
  • Energy is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,086 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Energy <4>
• Cobden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobden
  • Cobden is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cobden <4>
• Goreville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
  • Goreville is located in Johnson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <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 Elvira. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elvira.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elvira ...

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

Adding Elvira to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elvira post office opened in 1869.

We also found Elvira in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elvira.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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