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Welcome to Elijah ...

Elijah is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Elijah is located in Ozark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elijah, you might consider that their post office opened in 1905.

Elijah is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elijah: 417

Communities Also Named Elijah ...

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

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

Communities near Elijah ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elijah ...

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

Adding Elijah to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elijah 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 (so far) for Elijah was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elijah post office opened in 1905. The Elijah post office closed in 1977.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elijah.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Ozark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elijah - 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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