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Welcome to Elyton ...

Elyton is located in Jefferson County<1>.

Elyton was established in 1821.

Elyton is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elyton: 205 & 659<3>

Communities near Elyton ...

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

  • Hoover
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Hoover is located in Jefferson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
  • Vestavia Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Alabaster
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Bessemer
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pelham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Trussville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Helena
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Brook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Center Point
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elyton. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elyton.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elyton ...

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

Adding Elyton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elyton 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 Elyton was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elyton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Jefferson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elyton - 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 205 code has been Overlayed with the 659 area code. New phone numbers in the Elyton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 205 or 659. As a result, placing a call in the Elyton 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.