Welcome to Elyria ...

Elyria is located in McPherson County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elyria, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1887.

Elyria is 1,480 feet [451 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Elyria: (620)

Communities Also Named Elyria ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elyria - they are located in Nebraska and Ohio.

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

Communities near Elyria ...

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

• McPherson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McPherson
  • McPherson is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McPherson <4>
• Hesston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesston
  • Hesston is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesston <4>
• Lindsborg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lindsborg
  • Lindsborg is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,276 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lindsborg <4>
• Moundridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundridge
  • Moundridge is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moundridge <4>
• Inman
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inman
  • Inman is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inman <4>
• Buhler
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buhler
  • Buhler is located in Reno County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,269 people
  • Buhler has also been known as:
  • Tulip Town
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buhler <4>
• Galva
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galva have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galva
  • Galva is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 887 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galva <4>
• Burrton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrton
  • Burrton is located in Harvey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 854 people
• Canton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
  • Canton is located in McPherson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 688 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <4>
• Goessel
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goessel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goessel
  • Goessel is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 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 Elyria. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elyria.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elyria ...

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

Adding Elyria to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elyria post office opened in 1887.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elyria.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for McPherson County: www.mcphersoncountyks.us/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/