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Welcome to Elbowoods ...

So far, we found very little information about Elbowoods. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elbowoods to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elbowoods, please Contact Us.


Elbowoods would have been located within present day McLean County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elbowoods, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893. The community was inundated by Lake Sakakawea.

Time Zone: The area where Elbowoods was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel south from Elbowoods (for example, toward Dodge), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

The Area Code where Elbowoods was located: 701

Communities near Elbowoods ...

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

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

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

Adding Elbowoods to Our Gazetteer ...

The earliest source (so far) we've referenced which mentioned Elbowoods was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elbowoods post office opened in 1893. The Elbowoods post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elbowoods.

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elbowoods, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of North Dakota's counties, including McLean, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/