Welcome to Elon ...Elon is located in Allamakee County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Elon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1856. Elon is 1,240 feet [378 m] above sea level.<2>. Time Zone: Elon lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Elon: 563 Communities Also Named Elon ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Elon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Mississippi, North Carolina and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elon. Communities near Elon ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elon.
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 Elon. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elon. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elon. 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 Elon. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elon. See our Newspapers Page for Elon. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elon ...Looking for more information about Elon? 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 Elon, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elon. Adding Elon to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Elon 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 Elon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5> We also found Elon in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Elon. Footnotes ...
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