Welcome to Elwood ...

Elwood is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Elwood is located in Greene County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elwood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Elwood is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elwood is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Elwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Elwood - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Elwood ...

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

• Springfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
  • Springfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168,090 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springfield <4>
• Nixa
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixa
  • Nixa is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,330 people
  • Former name for Nixa:
  • Faught
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixa <4>
• Ozark
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozark
  • Ozark is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ozark <4>
• Republic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
  • Republic is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Republic <4>
• Battlefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Battlefield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battlefield
  • Battlefield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,665 people
• Willard
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willard
  • Willard is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willard <4>
• Clever
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clever have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clever
  • Clever is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,836 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clever <4>
• Strafford
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strafford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <4>
• Marionville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marionville
  • Marionville is located in Lawrence County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,164 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marionville <4>
• Fair Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <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 Elwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elwood ...

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

Adding Elwood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elwood post office opened in 1897.

We also found Elwood on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Greene County: www.greenecountymo.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/