Do you know of Elida ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elida. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Elida.<1>

Our sources for Elida (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Elida other than they indicate that Elida would be found somewhere in Winnebago County, Illinois.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1850 and closed  in 1905.

Communities Also Named Elida ...

We found three communities that share the name Elida.

Within Illinois, the name Elida is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • New Mexico
    • Roosevelt County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Elida [Roosevelt County].
  • Ohio
    • Allen County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elida [Allen County].
  • Texas
    • Hidalgo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Elida [Hidalgo County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elida ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elida:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elida - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851)
Published by W. & J.C. Greer, Printers

Map from 1870 (unknown title/publisher)

More Orphans in  Winnebago County ...

Can you help?

As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Winnebago County.