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Welcome to Elvins ...

The city of Elvins is located in Saint Francois County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elvins, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Elvins is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elvins: 573 & 235<3>

Communities near Elvins ...

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

  • Farmington
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bonne Terre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Potosi
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Potosi is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potosi
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,548 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Potosi <4>
  • Bismarck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Bismarck is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bismarck
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,469 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bismarck <4>
  • Ironton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Leadwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Leadwood is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leadwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,158 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leadwood <4>
  • Iron Mountain Lake
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Iron Mountain Lake is located in Saint Francois County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Mountain Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Pilot Knob
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Arcadia
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Irondale
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elvins ...

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

Adding Elvins to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elvins post office opened in 1892. The Elvins post office closed in 1975.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elvins.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Francois, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elvins - 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 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Elvins area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Elvins area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/