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Welcome to Elizaville ...

Elizaville is located in Fleming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elizaville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.

Elizaville is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elizaville: 606

The ZIP code for Elizaville: 41037<3>

Communities Also Named Elizaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elizaville - they are located in Indiana 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.

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 (so far) 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 1819.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elizaville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Fleming, 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>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Elizaville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elizaville or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<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/