Welcome to Eldorado ...

Eldorado is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldorado, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

Eldorado is 510 feet [155 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Eldorado: (910)

Communities Also Named Eldorado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Eldorado - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eldorado ...

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

• Asheboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Asheboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asheboro
  • Asheboro is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,023 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Asheboro <4>
• Albemarle
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Albemarle
  • Albemarle is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,344 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Albemarle <4>
• Troy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <4>
• Norwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwood
  • Norwood is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,469 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norwood <4>
• Badin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Badin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badin
  • Badin is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,934 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Badin <4>
• Biscoe
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Biscoe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Biscoe
  • Biscoe is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,707 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Biscoe <4>
• Denton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denton
  • Denton is located in Davidson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,700 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Denton <4>
• Mount Gilead
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Gilead
  • Mount Gilead is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,141 people
• Star
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
  • Star is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <4>
• New London
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Stanly County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <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 Eldorado. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eldorado.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldorado ...

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

Adding Eldorado to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eldorado post office opened in 1875.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldorado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Montgomery County: www.montgomery-county-nc.gov/

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