Welcome to Eldora ...

Eldora is located in Volusia County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldora, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1882.

Eldora is near sea level<3>.

Time Zone: Eldora lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Eldora ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Eldora - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, New Jersey, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eldora.

Communities near Eldora ...

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

• Port Orange
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Orange
  • Port Orange is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,425 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Orange <4>
• New Smyrna Beach
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smyrna Beach
  • New Smyrna Beach is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,723 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Smyrna Beach <4>
• Edgewater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
  • Edgewater is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,153 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edgewater <4>
• Ponce Inlet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponce Inlet
  • Ponce Inlet is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponce Inlet <4>
• Oak Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Volusia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,242 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <4>
• Ambrose Hull Grant
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ambrose Hull Grant
  • Ambrose Hull Grant is located in Volusia County
• Mission City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission City
  • Mission City is located in Volusia County
• Scottsmoor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsmoor
  • Scottsmoor is located in Brevard County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsmoor <4>
• Maytown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maytown
  • Maytown is located in Volusia County
• Glencoe
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencoe
  • Glencoe is located in Volusia County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldora ...

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

Adding Eldora to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eldora post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldora.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Volusia County: www.volusia.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/