Welcome to Elysium ...

Elysium is located

Elysium is located in Bastrop County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elysium, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1896.

Elysium is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities near Elysium ...

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

• Austin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Austin
  • Austin is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 995,484 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Austin <4>
• Manor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <4>
• Elgin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
  • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <4>
• Bastrop
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bastrop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bastrop
  • Bastrop is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,743 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bastrop <4>
• West Lake Hills
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Lake Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
  • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
• Rollingwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Mustang Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
  • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
• Sunset Valley
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <4>
• Niederwald
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
  • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
• San Leanna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for San Leanna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
  • San Leanna is located in Travis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elysium ...

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

Adding Elysium to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elysium post office opened in 1896.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elysium.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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