Welcome to Eleanor ...
Eleanor is located in Butler County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Eleanor, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.
Eleanor is 970 feet [296 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Eleanor lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities Also Named Eleanor ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Eleanor - they are located in Alabama, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Eleanor.
Communities near Eleanor ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Eleanor.
- Grundy Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grundy Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy Center
- Grundy Center is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy Center <4>
- Parkersburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parkersburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkersburg
- Parkersburg is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,913 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parkersburg <4>
- Ackley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Clarksville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shell Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Rock
- Shell Rock is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,268 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shell Rock <4>
- Dike
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Greene
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Janesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Allison
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allison
- Allison is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allison <4>
- Wellsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
- Wellsburg is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 685 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <4>
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 Eleanor. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eleanor.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Eleanor. 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 Eleanor.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Eleanor. See our Newspapers Page for Eleanor.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eleanor ...
Looking for more information about Eleanor? 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 Eleanor, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Eleanor.
Adding Eleanor to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Eleanor 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 Eleanor was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Eleanor post office opened in 1901.
We also found Eleanor on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Eleanor.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Butler, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eleanor - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |