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Welcome to Elam ...

Elam is located in Franklin Parish<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

Elam is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elam: 318 & 457<3>

Communities Also Named Elam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Elam - they are located in Pennsylvania, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Elam ...

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

  • Winnsboro
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnsboro
    • Winnsboro is located in Franklin Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,462 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnsboro <5>
  • Clayton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clayton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clayton
    • Clayton is located in Concordia Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 623 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clayton <5>
  • Gilbert
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Waterproof
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waterproof have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterproof
    • Waterproof is located in Tensas Parish
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waterproof <5>
  • Sicily Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Harrisonburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jigger
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jigger have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jigger
    • Jigger is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jigger <5>
  • Extension
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Extension. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Extension
    • Extension is located in Franklin Parish
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Extension
    • From Elam to Extension
  • Chase
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase
    • Chase is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chase <5>
  • Fort Necessity
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elam ...

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

Adding Elam to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elam 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 Elam was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Elam post office opened in 1898.

We also found Elam on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Louisiana (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elam.

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

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Louisiana's parishes, including Franklin, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elam - 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 318 code has been Overlayed with the 457 area code. New phone numbers in the Elam area will be assigned with one of these codes: 318 or 457. As a result, placing a call in the Elam area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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