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Welcome to Elliott ...

Elliott is located in Nowata County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Elliott, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Elliott is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Elliott: (918) and (539)<4>

Communities Also Named Elliott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Elliott - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee, Texas (2) and Washington.

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

Communities near Elliott ...

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

  • Coffeyville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Nowata
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Dewey
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dewey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
    • Dewey is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,411 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dewey <5>
  • Caney
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caney have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney
    • Caney is located in Montgomery County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,948 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caney <5>
  • Copan
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copan
    • Copan is located in Washington County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 746 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Copan <5>
  • South Coffeyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Coffeyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Coffeyville
    • South Coffeyville is located in Nowata County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 730 people
  • Edna
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
    • Edna is located in Labette County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <5>
  • Delaware
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Delaware have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
    • Delaware is located in Nowata County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 399 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
  • Dearing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearing
    • Dearing is located in Montgomery County (KS)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 377 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearing <5>
  • Lenapah
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lenapah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenapah
    • Lenapah is located in Nowata County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 282 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenapah <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elliott ...

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

Adding Elliott to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elliott 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 Elliott was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elliott post office opened in 1892.

We also found Elliott on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Oklahoma (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elliott.

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

The official website for State of Oklahoma: https://www.ok.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Oklahoma's counties, including Nowata, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elliott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (539) is an overlay for area code (918).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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