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Welcome to Elizaville ...

Elizaville is located in Boone County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Elizaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1855.

Elizaville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elizaville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Elizaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elizaville - they are located in Kentucky and New York.

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

Communities near Elizaville ...

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

  • Carmel
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carmel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carmel
    • Carmel is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,643 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carmel <4>
  • Westfield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Zionsville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Zionsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionsville
    • Zionsville is located in Boone County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,340 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zionsville <4>
  • Brownsburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownsburg
    • Brownsburg is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,597 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brownsburg <4>
  • Lebanon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Frankfort
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Whitestown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cicero
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
    • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <4>
  • Pittsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pittsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pittsboro
    • Pittsboro is located in Hendricks County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,812 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pittsboro <4>
  • Sheridan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sheridan have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheridan
    • Sheridan is located in Hamilton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,048 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sheridan <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elizaville ...

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

Adding Elizaville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elizaville post office opened in 1855.

We also found Elizaville in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elizaville.

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

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Boone, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elizaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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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