Welcome to South Eliot ...

South Eliot is located in York County<1>.

The location of South Eliot has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Eliot, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

A typical abbreviation for South Eliot: S. Eliot

South Eliot is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Eliot is located in the (207) area code.

Communities near South Eliot ...

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

• Dover
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Dover is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,443 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <4>
• Rochester
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rochester
  • Rochester is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rochester <4>
• Durham
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,441 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durham <4>
• Hampton
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
  • Hampton is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,950 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <4>
• Exeter
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exeter
  • Exeter is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exeter <4>
• York
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for York have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for York
  • York is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for York <4>
• Somersworth
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somersworth
  • Somersworth is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,286 people
  • Former names for Somersworth:
  • Great Falls
  • Summersworth
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Somersworth <4>
• Wells
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wells have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wells
  • Wells is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,819 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wells <4>
• Barrington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barrington
  • Barrington is located in Strafford County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,231 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Barrington <4>
• Newmarket
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newmarket
  • Newmarket is located in Rockingham County (NH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,207 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newmarket <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Eliot ...

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

Adding South Eliot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Eliot 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 South Eliot was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the South Eliot post office opened in 1854.

We also found South Eliot in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Eliot.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for York County: www.co.york.me.us/

The official website for State of Maine: https://www.maine.gov/