Welcome to Elba ...
So far, we found very little information about Elba. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elba to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elba, please Contact Us.
Elba would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
We aren't confident of the location of Elba, so consider the above location as an estimate.<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elba, you might consider that their post office opened in 1910.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elba is 4,700 feet [1,433 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Elba is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Elba was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
Elba would have been located in the (970) area code.
Communities Also Named Elba ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Elba - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Tennessee, Utah and Virginia (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elba.
Communities near Elba ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elba.
- Akron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
- Akron is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <5>
- Otis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis
- Otis is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 484 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otis <5>
- Rago ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Anton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anton
- Anton is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anton <5>
- Platner
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platner
- Platner is located in Washington County
- Xenia ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest) - Lindon
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindon
- Lindon is located in Washington County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindon <5>
- Wiladel ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast) - Arickaree ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Harmon ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 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 Elba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elba.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elba. 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 Elba.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elba. See our Newspapers Page for Elba.
Adding Elba to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elba 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 for Elba was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Elba post office opened in 1910.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elba.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.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 Elba, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elba - 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |