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Welcome to Elbaville ...

Elbaville is located in Davie County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Elbaville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

Elbaville is 800 feet [244 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elbaville is within the boundaries of the (336) area code.

Websites for Elbaville ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.daviecounty.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elbaville, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Elbaville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two North Carolina communities named Elbaville: This one is located in Davie County and the other is located in Cleveland County.

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

Communities near Elbaville ...

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

  • Winston - Salem
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Salisbury
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Thomasville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thomasville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomasville
    • Thomasville is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,713 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomasville <4>
  • Clemmons
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clemmons have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clemmons
    • Clemmons is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,089 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clemmons <4>
  • Lexington
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Forsyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,369 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewisville <4>
  • Mocksville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Midway
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
    • Midway is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,951 people
  • Spencer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Wallburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wallburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallburg
    • Wallburg is located in Davidson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,125 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wallburg <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 Elbaville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elbaville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elbaville ...

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

Adding Elbaville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elbaville in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elbaville was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Elbaville on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Carolina (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elbaville.

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

The official website for Davie County: www.co.davie.nc.us/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Davie, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elbaville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.









 

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