Welcome to Elon College ...
The town of Elon College is located in Alamance County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elon College, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Time Zone: Elon College lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elon College: 336 & 743<2>
Communities near Elon College ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elon College.
- Greensboro
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensboro
- Greensboro is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297,878 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greensboro <3>
- Burlington
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Burlington is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,599 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burlington <3>
- Mebane
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mebane
- Mebane is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,732 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mebane <3>
- Graham
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
- Graham is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <3>
- Reidsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reidsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reidsville
- Reidsville is located in Rockingham County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,993 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reidsville <3>
- Pleasant Garden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Garden
- Pleasant Garden is located in Guilford County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Garden <3>
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,671 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <3>
- Haw River
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haw River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw River
- Haw River is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haw River <3>
- Green Level
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Level have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Level
- Green Level is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,341 people
- Swepsonville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Swepsonville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swepsonville
- Swepsonville is located in Alamance County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,386 people
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 Elon College. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elon College.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elon College. 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 Elon College.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elon College. See our Newspapers Page for Elon College.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elon College ...
Looking for more information about Elon College? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Elon College, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elon College.
Adding Elon College to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elon College in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elon College was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Elon College post office opened in 1890.
We also found Elon College in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elon College.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elon College. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Alamance County: www.alamance-nc.com/
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 Alamance, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | 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 336 code has been Overlayed with the 743 area code. New phone numbers in the Elon College area will be assigned with one of these codes: 336 or 743. As a result, placing a call in the Elon College area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |