Welcome to Elva ...
So far, we found very little information about Elva. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elva to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elva, please Contact Us.
Elva would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.
The location of Elva has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elva is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Elva was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Elva (for example, toward Byrdstown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
Elva would have been located in the (423) area code.
Communities Also Named Elva ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Elva - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, New Mexico and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elva.
Communities near Elva ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elva.
- Gernt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Armathwaite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Armathwaite have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oneida
- Oneida is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oneida <5>
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,131 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Huntsville is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huntsville <5>
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
- Winfield is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,003 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <5>
- Helenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helenwood
- Helenwood is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 865 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helenwood <5>
- Allardt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allardt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allardt
- Allardt is located in Fentress County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 639 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allardt <5>
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Foster Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
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 Elva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elva.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elva. 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 Elva.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elva. See our Newspapers Page for Elva.
Adding Elva to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elva in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elva post office opened in 1904.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elva.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <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/ |