Welcome to Elbowoods ...
So far, we found very little information about Elbowoods. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elbowoods to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elbowoods, please Contact Us.
Elbowoods would have been located within present day McLean County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Elbowoods, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elbowoods, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. The community was inundated by Lake Sakakawea.
Time Zone: The area where Elbowoods was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel south from Elbowoods (for example, toward Dodge), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).
The location where Elbowoods once stood is in the (701) area code.
Communities near Elbowoods ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elbowoods.
- Halliday
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halliday
- Halliday is located in Dunn County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 206 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halliday <4>
- Red Butte ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Twin Buttes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Buttes
- Twin Buttes is located in Dunn County
- Lucky Mound ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lucky Mound. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucky Mound
- Lucky Mound is located in McLean County
- Nishu ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Beaver Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Beaver Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Mercer County
- Independance ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Independance. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independance
- Independance is located in Dunn County
- White Shield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Shield have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Shield
- White Shield is located in McLean County
- Charging Eagle ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Charging Eagle. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charging Eagle
- Charging Eagle is located in McLean County
- Roseglen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseglen
- Roseglen is located in McLean County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roseglen <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 Elbowoods. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elbowoods.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elbowoods. See our Newspapers Page for Elbowoods.
Adding Elbowoods to Our Gazetteer ...
The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Elbowoods was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elbowoods post office opened in 1893.
We also found Elbowoods on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elbowoods.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for McLean County: www.visitmcleancounty.com/
The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elbowoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |