Welcome to Eltingville ...

Eltingville is located in Richmond County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eltingville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

Eltingville is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eltingville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities near Eltingville ...

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

• New York
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New York
  • New York is located in Kings County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,253,213 people
• Newark
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 282,520 people
• Jersey City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jersey City
  • Jersey City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 262,664 people
• Elizabeth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
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  • Elizabeth is located in Union County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,382 people
• Union City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
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  • Union City is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 67,137 people
• Bayonne
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayonne
  • Bayonne is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,165 people
• East Orange
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Orange
  • East Orange is located in Essex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 64,630 people
• New Brunswick
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
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  • New Brunswick is located in Middlesex County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 56,182 people
• West New York
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West New York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West New York
  • West New York is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,132 people
• Hoboken
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoboken
  • Hoboken is located in Hudson County (NJ)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,081 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eltingville ...

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

Adding Eltingville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Eltingville in the book titled .<4> From that list, the Eltingville post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eltingville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/