Welcome to Elva ...

Time Zone: Elva lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: CST- Heure Normale du Centre (HNC), CDT- Heure Avancée du Centre (HAC).

Note: If you travel west from Elva (for example, toward Gainsborough (SK)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Central Standard Time Zone (CST). In addition, you will be moving from an area that observes daylight saving time to one that does not.

Area Codes for Elva: 204, 431 & 584<1>

Communities Also Named Elva ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Elva - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, New Mexico, Tennessee and Texas.

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

Communities near Elva ...

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

• Melita
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melita
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melita <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Melita
  • From Elva to Melita
• Gainsborough
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gainsborough
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gainsborough <2>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Gainsborough
  • From Elva to Gainsborough
• Waskada
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waskada
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Waskada
  • From Elva to Waskada
• Antler
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Antler is located in Bottineau County (ND)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antler
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Antler <2>
• Pierson
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierson
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Pierson
  • From Elva to Pierson
• Coulter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coulter
• Lyleton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyleton
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lyleton
  • From Elva to Lyleton
• Broomhill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broomhill
• Dalny
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dalny
• Bede
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bede

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elva ...

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

Adding Elva to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Elva was mentioned on a train schedule titled Canadian Pacific Railroad Time Tables (October 1899).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elva.