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Welcome to Elco ...

Elco is located in Alexander County<1>.

The pronunciation of Elco: EL-koh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elco, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Elco is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Elco: 618 & 730<4>

Communities Also Named Elco ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elco - they are located in Kansas and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elco ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elco ...

Looking for more information about Elco? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elco, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elco.

Adding Elco to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elco post office opened in 1878.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elco.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Alexander, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Elco. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elco - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Elco area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Elco area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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/