Welcome to Elstonville ...

Elstonville is located in Lancaster County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Elstonville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elstonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1890.

Elstonville is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elstonville is within the (717) area code.

Communities near Elstonville ...

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

• Lancaster
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lancaster
  • Lancaster is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lancaster <4>
• Lebanon
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lebanon
  • Lebanon is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,725 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lebanon <4>
• Ephrata
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ephrata
  • Ephrata is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,801 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ephrata <4>
• Elizabethtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabethtown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
  • Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,494 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elizabethtown <4>
• Columbia
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Columbia have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
  • Columbia is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbia <4>
• Lititz
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lititz
  • Lititz is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,022 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lititz <4>
• Middletown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Middletown is located in Dauphin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,623 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middletown <4>
• Millersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millersville
  • Millersville is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Millersville <4>
• Mount Joy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
  • Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Joy <4>
• Palmyra
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmyra have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
  • Palmyra is located in Lebanon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmyra <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 Elstonville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elstonville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elstonville ...

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

Adding Elstonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elstonville post office opened in 1890.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elstonville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/

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