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Welcome to Elliott (aka 'Elliott's') ...So far, we found very little information about Elliott. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1> We've added Elliott to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elliott, please Contact Us. Elliott was located on the Gulf Coast. Elliott would have been located within present day Matagorda County<2>. We aren't confident of the location of Elliott, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of Elliott, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895. Time Zone: The area where Elliott was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time The community of Elliott has also been called Elliott's. Going back to its beginning, Elliott was originally named Elliott Ferry<4>. For more information about the names of Elliott, see The Names of Elliott on our Genealogy Page. Communities Also Named Elliott ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Texas communities named Elliott: This one is located in Matagorda County and the other is located in Wilbarger County. Beyond Texas, 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, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee 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.
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. Adding Elliott to Our Gazetteer ...As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future. The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Elliott was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Elliott. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Matagorda County: www.co.matagorda.tx.us/ The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/ Footnotes ...
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