Welcome to Elery ...

Elery is located in Heard County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elery, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Elery is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area codes for Elery: (706) and (762)<4>

Communities Also Named Elery ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elery - it's located in Ohio.

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

Communities near Elery ...

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

• Smokey Acres
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smokey Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smokey Acres
  • Smokey Acres is located in Coweta County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 56,666 people
• Newnan
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newnan
  • Newnan is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newnan <5>
• Carrollton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,450 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• Roanoke
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roanoke have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roanoke
  • Roanoke is located in Randolph County (AL)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roanoke <5>
• Graysons Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graysons Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysons Landing
  • Graysons Landing is located in Troup County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,452 people
• Tyus
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyus
  • Tyus is located in Carroll County
  • Estimated population in 2019: 3,525 people
• Grantville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantville
  • Grantville is located in Coweta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,341 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grantville <5>
• Hogansville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogansville
  • Hogansville is located in Troup County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hogansville <5>
• Bowdon
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowdon
  • Bowdon is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bowdon <5>
• Mount Zion
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Zion
  • Mount Zion is located in Carroll County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Zion <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elery ...

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

Adding Elery to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elery 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 Elery was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elery post office opened in 1898.

We also found Elery on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1910.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elery.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/