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Welcome to Elrath ...

Elrath is located in Cherokee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elrath, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Elrath is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Elrath (for example, toward Cave Spring (GA)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Elrath: 256 & 938<3>

Communities near Elrath ...

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

  • Gadsden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glencoe
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Piedmont
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hokes Bluff
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Centre
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Collinsville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Leesburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sand Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sand Rock is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Rock
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 674 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 Elrath. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elrath.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elrath ...

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

Adding Elrath to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elrath 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 (so far) for Elrath was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elrath post office opened in 1892. The Elrath post office closed in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elrath.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Cherokee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elrath - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Elrath area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Elrath area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/