Welcome to Elva ...

Elva is located in Marshall County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elva, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Elva is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Elva: (270)

Websites for Elva ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.marshallcounty.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elva, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Elva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Elva - they are located in Illinois, Manitoba, Michigan, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Elva ...

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

• Paducah
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paducah
  • Paducah is located in McCracken County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paducah <4>
• Mayfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayfield
  • Mayfield is located in Graves County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,685 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mayfield <4>
• Benton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benton
  • Benton is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benton <4>
• Calvert City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calvert City
  • Calvert City is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,509 people
  • Calvert City has also been known as:
  • Calvert
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calvert City <4>
• Brookport
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookport
  • Brookport is located in Massac County (IL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 815 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookport <4>
• Hardin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Marshall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 607 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <4>
• Lone Oak
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in McCracken County
• Grand Rivers
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rivers
  • Grand Rivers is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rivers <4>
• Smithland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithland
  • Smithland is located in Livingston County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithland <4>
• Hamletsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamletsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamletsburg
  • Hamletsburg is located in Pope County (IL)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamletsburg <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 Elva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elva.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elva ...

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

Adding Elva to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elva 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 Elva was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Elva on a map titled George#&160;F. Cram Map (1905).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elva.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/