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Welcome to Eli ...

Eli is located in Cherry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eli, you might consider that their post office opened in 1909.

Eli is 3,190 feet [972 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Eli is about ½ mile above sea level.

Area Codes for Eli: 402 & 531<3>

Communities Also Named Eli ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Eli - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia (2), Kansas (3), Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Eli ...

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

  • Martin
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Martin is located in Bennett County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
  • Cody
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Merriman
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Nenzel
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Tuthill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Vetal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Vetal is located in Bennett County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
  • Doughboy
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Doughboy is located in Cherry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughboy
  • Kilgore
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Spring Creek
    (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Spring Creek is located in Todd County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
  • Swett ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Swett is located in Bennett County (SD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
    • Estimated population in 2014: 283 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 Eli. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eli.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eli ...

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

Adding Eli to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eli 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 (so far) for Eli was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eli.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Cherry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eli - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 402 code has been Overlayed with the 531 area code. New phone numbers in the Eli area will be assigned with one of these codes: 402 or 531. As a result, placing a call in the Eli area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.