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Welcome to Elias ...

Elias is located in Jackson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elias, you might consider that their post office opened in 1915.

Elias is 1,020 feet [311 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elias: 606

Communities Also Named Elias ...

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

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

Communities near Elias ...

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

  • Beattyville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Manchester
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • McKee
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Annville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Booneville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckhorn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Travellers Rest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Travellers Rest is located in Owsley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Travellers Rest
  • Gray Hawk
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Gray Hawk is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Hawk
  • Sextons Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sextons Creek is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sextons Creek
  • Tyner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Tyner is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elias ...

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

Adding Elias to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elias 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 Elias was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elias post office opened in 1915. The Elias post office closed in 1980.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elias.

Footnotes ...

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