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>.

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.<3> In other words, the altitude 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

The Area Code where Elba was located: 970

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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Akron
  • From Elba to Akron
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Otis
  • From Elba to Otis
• Rago ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rago. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rago
  • Rago is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Rago
  • From Elba to Rago
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Anton
  • From Elba to Anton
• Platner
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Platner
  • Platner is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Platner
  • From Elba to Platner
• Xenia ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Xenia. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Xenia
  • Xenia is located in Washington County
  • Xenia has also been known as:
  • Cody
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Xenia
  • From Elba to Xenia
• 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 <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lindon
  • From Elba to Lindon
• Wiladel ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wiladel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wiladel
  • Wiladel is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Wiladel
  • From Elba to Wiladel
• Arickaree ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Arickaree. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arickaree
  • Arickaree is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Arickaree
  • From Elba to Arickaree
• Harmon ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harmon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmon
  • Harmon is located in Washington County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Harmon
  • From Elba to Harmon

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.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Elba post office opened in 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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