Welcome to Eldorado ...

The village of Eldorado is located in Preble County<1>.

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

The pronunciation of Eldorado: EL-door-AH-doh<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldorado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Eldorado has a population of 490 people<4> (see below for details).

Eldorado is 1,140 feet [347 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Eldorado had an population of 490 people. This is a decrease of 3.73% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.76% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Eldorado had a population of 509 people. This makes Eldorado the county's 7th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 509 people, the population of Eldorado decreased 6.26% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 543 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Eldorado.

Communities Also Named Eldorado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Eldorado: This one is located in Preble County and the other is located in Butler County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 24 communities that are also named Eldorado - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eldorado ...

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

• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,239 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <6>
• Englewood
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Englewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Englewood
  • Englewood is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Englewood <6>
• Clayton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
  • Clayton is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,233 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <6>
• Greenville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Darke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,627 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <6>
• Eaton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton
  • Eaton is located in Preble County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,124 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton <6>
• Union
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <6>
• Brookville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookville
  • Brookville is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,882 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookville <6>
• West Milton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Milton
  • West Milton is located in Miami County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,853 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Milton <6>
• New Lebanon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lebanon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lebanon
  • New Lebanon is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,988 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lebanon <6>
• Centerville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,611 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerville <6>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldorado ...

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

Adding Eldorado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldorado 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 Eldorado was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Eldorado post office opened in 1854.

We also found Eldorado in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldorado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/