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Welcome to Eland ...

Eland is located in Stark County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eland, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1897.

Eland is 2,440 feet [744 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Eland is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Eland lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel east from Eland (for example, toward Hebron), you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Code for Eland: 701

Communities Also Named Eland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Eland - it's located in Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Eland ...

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

  • Dickinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Belfield
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfield
    • Belfield is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,035 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfield <3>
  • South Heart
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Gladstone
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gladstone have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
    • Gladstone is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <3>
  • New Hradec
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hradec
    • New Hradec is located in Dunn County
    • Former name for New Hradec:
    • Novy Hradec
  • Schefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schefield
    • Schefield is located in Stark County
  • Fryburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fryburg
    • Fryburg is located in Billings County
  • Lefor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Taylor
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Taylor is located in Stark County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <3>
  • New England
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eland ...

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

Adding Eland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eland 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 Eland was on a map titled Map of North Dakota (from Rand McNally, 1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eland.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including Stark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eland - 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>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.