Welcome to Eldridge ...

Eldridge is located in Stutsman County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldridge, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1880.

Eldridge is 1,540 feet [469 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Eldridge lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Eldridge is located in the (701) area code.

Communities Also Named Eldridge ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Eldridge - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, North Carolina and Texas (3).

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

Communities near Eldridge ...

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

• Jamestown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
  • Jamestown is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,930 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <4>
• Buchanan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buchanan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <4>
• Spiritwood Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spiritwood Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spiritwood Lake
  • Spiritwood Lake is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 98 people
• Montpelier
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier
  • Montpelier is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier <4>
• Cleveland
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cleveland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cleveland
  • Cleveland is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cleveland <4>
• Pingree
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pingree
  • Pingree is located in Stutsman County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pingree <4>
• Frontier Village
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frontier Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frontier Village
  • Frontier Village is located in Stutsman County
• Parkhurst
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhurst
  • Parkhurst is located in Stutsman County
• Jamestown Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Junction
  • Jamestown Junction is located in Stutsman County
• Windsor
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Stutsman County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldridge ...

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

Adding Eldridge to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eldridge post office opened in 1880.

We also found Eldridge on a map titled Rand McNally Map of North Dakota (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldridge.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of North Dakota: www.nd.gov/