Welcome to Elrama ...

Elrama is located in Washington County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elrama, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Elrama is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Websites for Elrama ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.washcochamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elrama, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Elrama ...

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

• Pittsburgh
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsburgh
  • Pittsburgh is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 299,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsburgh <4>
• Bethel Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethel Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Park
  • Bethel Park is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,212 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bethel Park <4>
• Monroeville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroeville
  • Monroeville is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monroeville <4>
• Plum
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
  • Plum is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,993 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
• West Mifflin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Mifflin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Mifflin
  • West Mifflin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,588 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Mifflin <4>
• Murrysville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murrysville
  • Murrysville is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murrysville <4>
• Baldwin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baldwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baldwin
  • Baldwin is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,419 people
• McKeesport
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeesport
  • McKeesport is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,927 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKeesport <4>
• Wilkinsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkinsburg
  • Wilkinsburg is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,186 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkinsburg <4>
• Whitehall
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Allegheny County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,313 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <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 Elrama. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elrama.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elrama ...

Looking for more information about Elrama? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elrama, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elrama.

Adding Elrama to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elrama post office opened in 1898.

We also found Elrama mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elrama.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/