Welcome to Elizabethtown ...

Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elizabethtown, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1819.

Elizabethtown is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elizabethtown is within the boundaries of the (513) area code.

Communities Also Named Elizabethtown ...

While we believe that this Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County, we know of another 4 Ohio communities named Elizabethtown. Those communities are located in the following counties: Ashland, Guernsey, Seneca and Warren County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 19 communities that are also named Elizabethtown - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, New Mexico, New York (2), North Carolina, Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.

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

Communities near Elizabethtown ...

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

• Cincinnati
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cincinnati
  • Cincinnati is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 304,548 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cincinnati <4>
• Fairfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,603 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Covington
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covington
  • Covington is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,314 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Covington <4>
• Florence
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Florence is located in Boone County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,423 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <4>
• Independence
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Independence is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,903 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <4>
• Norwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Erlanger
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erlanger
  • Erlanger is located in Kenton County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erlanger <4>
• Forest Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Forest Park is located in Hamilton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,534 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest Park <4>
• Fort Thomas
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Thomas
  • Fort Thomas is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Thomas <4>
• Newport
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
  • Newport is located in Campbell County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <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 Elizabethtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elizabethtown.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elizabethtown ...

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

Adding Elizabethtown to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elizabethtown post office opened in 1819.

We also found Elizabethtown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elizabethtown.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamilton-co.org/

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