Welcome to Elioak ...
Elioak is located in Howard County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elioak, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Elioak is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Elioak lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Websites for Elioak ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.howardchamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elioak, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Elioak ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elioak.
- Baltimore
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rockville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gaithersburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- College Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 32,173 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for College Park <3>
- Laurel
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel
- Laurel is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,548 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laurel <3>
- Greenbelt
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbelt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbelt
- Greenbelt is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,229 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenbelt <3>
- Hyattsville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hyattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hyattsville
- Hyattsville is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hyattsville <3>
- Takoma Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- New Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Carrollton
- New Carrollton is located in Prince George's County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,909 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Carrollton <3>
- Mount Airy
(17 miles [27.4 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 Elioak. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elioak.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elioak. 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 Elioak.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elioak. See our Newspapers Page for Elioak.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elioak ...
Looking for more information about Elioak? 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 Elioak, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elioak.
Adding Elioak to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elioak 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 Elioak was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Elioak post office opened in 1893.
We also found Elioak on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Maryland (1911).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elioak.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Maryland's counties, including Howard, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elioak - 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> | 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> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |