Welcome to Elsdon ...

Elsdon is located in Cook County<1>.

The location of Elsdon has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elsdon, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Elsdon is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Elsdon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elsdon - it's located in Minnesota.

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

Communities near Elsdon ...

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

• Chicago
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <4>
• Cicero
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
• Hammond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <4>
• Evanston
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <4>
• Skokie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <4>
• Des Plaines
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <4>
• Orland Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <4>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <4>
• Oak Lawn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <4>
• Berwyn
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elsdon ...

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

Adding Elsdon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elsdon 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 Elsdon was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elsdon post office opened in 1889.

We also found Elsdon in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elsdon.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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