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Welcome to Eldorendo ...

Eldorendo is located in Decatur County<1>.

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

Eldorendo is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel west from Eldorendo (for example, toward Gordon (AL)), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Eldorendo: 229

Communities near Eldorendo ...

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

  • Vada
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Vada is located in Decatur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vada
    • Estimated population in 2019: 56,457 people
  • Douglass Crossroads
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Douglass Crossroads is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Douglass Crossroads
    • Estimated population in 2019: 33,992 people
  • Bainbridge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hawkinstown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Hawkinstown is located in Baker County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkinstown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 5,270 people
  • Springfield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Springfield is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springfield
    • Estimated population in 2019: 4,084 people
  • Hentown
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Hentown is located in Early County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hentown
    • Estimated population in 2019: 3,944 people
  • Donalsonville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Colquitt
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Reynoldsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Reynoldsville is located in Seminole County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reynoldsville
    • Estimated population in 2019: 960 people
  • Iron City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldorendo ...

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

Adding Eldorendo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldorendo 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 Eldorendo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Eldorendo post office opened in 1886. The Eldorendo post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldorendo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Georgia's counties, including Decatur, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eldorendo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/