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Welcome to Elbridge ...

Elbridge is located in Edgar County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elbridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

Elbridge is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elbridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Elbridge (for example, toward Seelyville (IN)), you will soon leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Elbridge: 217 & 447<3>

Communities Also Named Elbridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Elbridge - they are located in Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Elbridge ...

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

  • Terre Haute
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Paris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paris have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Paris is located in Edgar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
  • Clinton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Marshall
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • West Terre Haute
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairview Park
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fairview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview Park
    • Fairview Park is located in Vermillion County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Martinsville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
    • Martinsville is located in Clark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
  • Seelyville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seelyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seelyville
    • Seelyville is located in Vigo County (IN)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Kansas
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kansas have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
    • Kansas is located in Edgar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 707 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas <4>
  • Rosedale
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elbridge ...

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

Adding Elbridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Elbridge post office opened in 1824.

We also found Elbridge in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elbridge.

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

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Edgar, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elbridge - 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 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Elbridge area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Elbridge 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>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.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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