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Welcome to Eli ...

Eli is located in Russell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eli, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.

Eli is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: While Eli is in the Central Time Zone, the area just to the east is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Eli: 270 & 364<3>

Communities Also Named Eli ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Eli - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kansas (3), Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Eli ...

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

  • Monticello
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Russell Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jamestown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Honey Acre
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Honey Acre is located in Casey County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Acre
  • Vinnie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vinnie is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinnie
  • Middletown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Middletown is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
  • Windsor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Faubush
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Faubush is located in Pulaski County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faubush

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eli ...

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

Adding Eli to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eli 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 (so far) for Eli was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Eli post office opened in 1904. The Eli post office closed in 1963.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eli.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Russell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eli - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 270 code has been Overlayed with the 364 area code. New phone numbers in the Eli area will be assigned with one of these codes: 270 or 364. As a result, placing a call in the Eli area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/