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Welcome to Elder ...

Elder is located in Oconee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elder, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.

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

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

Area Codes for Elder: 404, 470, 678 & 770<3>

Communities Also Named Elder ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Georgia communities named Elder: This one is located in Oconee County and the other is located in Clarke County.

Beyond Georgia, there are 7 communities that are also named Elder - they are located in Alabama, Colorado, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland and Ontario.

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

Communities near Elder ...

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

  • Athens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Chamberlin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Chamberlin is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlin
    • Estimated population in 2019: 30,307 people
  • Cumberland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cumberland is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Estimated population in 2019: 6,547 people
  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cleveland Station
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cleveland Station is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland Station
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,165 people
  • Greensboro
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Watkinsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Statham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Union Point
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Spartan Lane
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Spartan Lane is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spartan Lane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,230 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 Elder. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elder.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elder ...

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

Adding Elder to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elder post office opened in 1886. The Elder post office closed in 1904.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elder.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Oconee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elder - 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 404 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 470, 678 or 770. New phone numbers in the Elder area will be assigned with one of these codes: 404, 470, 678 or 770. As a result, placing a call in the Elder 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/