Do you know of Elroy ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elroy. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Elroy.<1>

Our sources for Elroy (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Elroy other than they indicate that Elroy would be found somewhere in Adair County, Kentucky.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1885 and closed  in 1894.

Communities Also Named Elroy ...

We found five communities that share the name Elroy.

Within Kentucky, the name Elroy is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Wayne County
    • Please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Elroy [Wayne County].
  • Ohio
    • Darke County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Elroy [Darke County].
  • Pennsylvania
    • Montgomery County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Elroy [Montgomery County].
  • Texas
    • Travis County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Elroy [Travis County].
  • Wisconsin
    • Juneau County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Elroy [Juneau County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elroy ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elroy:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Elroy - Services available: had a Post Office, no Railroad mentioned

More Orphans in  Adair County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Adair County.