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we pass this GPS location for Elizabethtown:
37.449889, -88.305142
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We found nineteen communities that share the name Elizabethtown.
Within Illinois, the name Elizabethtown is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Plumas County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Plumas County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Elizabethtown.
Shasta County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Elizabethtown [Shasta County].
Indiana
Bartholomew County
This Elizabethtown is located in Bartholomew County and lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartholomew County community of Elizabethtown.
Kansas
Anderson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elizabethtown [Anderson County].
Johnson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Elizabethtown [Johnson County].
Kentucky
Hardin County
This Elizabethtown is located in Hardin County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the east of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Elizabethtown.
New Mexico
Colfax County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Elizabethtown [Colfax County].
New York
Essex County
This Elizabethtown is located in Essex County and lies 897 miles [1,443.6 km]<2> to the northeast of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Elizabethtown.
Herkimer County
This Elizabethtown is located in Herkimer County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km] to the east northeast of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Herkimer County community of Elizabethtown.
North Carolina
Bladen County
This Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bladen County community of Elizabethtown.
Ohio
Ashland County
This community is historic<1> and although located in Ashland County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashland County community of Elizabethtown.
Guernsey County
This Elizabethtown is located in Guernsey County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Elizabethtown.
Hamilton County
This Elizabethtown is located in Hamilton County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km] to the east northeast of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Elizabethtown.
Seneca County
This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elizabethtown [Seneca County].
Warren County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elizabethtown [Warren County].
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Elizabethtown.
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Elizabethtown is located in Lancaster County and lies 656 miles [1,055.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Elizabethtown.
South Dakota
Lawrence County
This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Elizabethtown [Lawrence County].
Texas
Denton County
This Elizabethtown is located in Denton County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Elizabethtown that is located in Hardin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Elizabethtown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Elizabethtown ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
Cave in Rock Ferry (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave in Rock Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Rock Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Elizabethtown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Elizabethtown and extending to:
Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Elizabethtown to Springfield, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 619 miles [996.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,149 miles [11,505.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elizabethtown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Elizabethtown) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elizabethtown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4499, Longitude: -88.3051 In this case, the coordinates for Elizabethtown have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>
If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Elizabethtown could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>
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.
<5>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>
While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day.
<7>
The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Elizabethtown to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.803 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.131 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.052 degrees.