Welcome to West Elwood ...

West Elwood is primarily located in Madison County<1>. A portion of West Elwood extends into Tipton County.

A typical abbreviation for West Elwood: W. Elwood

West Elwood is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Elwood: 765

Communities near West Elwood ...

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

• Noblesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Noblesville is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noblesville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 65,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noblesville <3>
• Anderson
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Anderson is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,631 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <3>
• Gas City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Gas City is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,698 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gas City <3>
• Cicero
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cicero is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <3>
• Tipton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tipton is located in Tipton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tipton
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tipton <3>
• Alexandria
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Alexandria is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexandria
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alexandria <3>
• Fairmount
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairmount is located in Grant County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairmount
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,742 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairmount <3>
• Chesterfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Chesterfield is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesterfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,467 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chesterfield <3>
• Lapel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Lapel is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lapel
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lapel <3>
• Greentown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Greentown is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greentown <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Elwood ...

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