Welcome to Eli ...

Eli is located in Cherry County<1>.

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

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.<3> In other words, the elevation of Eli is about ½ mile above sea level.

Telephone area codes for Eli: (402) & (531)<4>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Martin is located in Bennett County (SD)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,058 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <5>
• Cody
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cody have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Cody is located in Cherry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cody <5>
• Merriman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merriman
  • Merriman is located in Cherry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Merriman <5>
• Nenzel
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nenzel
  • Nenzel is located in Cherry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nenzel <5>
• Tuthill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuthill
  • Tuthill is located in Bennett County (SD)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tuthill <5>
• Vetal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vetal
  • Vetal is located in Bennett County (SD)
• Doughboy
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doughboy
  • Doughboy is located in Cherry County
• Kilgore
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilgore have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilgore
  • Kilgore is located in Cherry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilgore <5>
• Spring Creek
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Todd County (SD)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 122 people
• Swett ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swett
  • Swett is located in Bennett County (SD)
  • 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 for Eli was on a map titled Map of Nebraska (from Rand McNally, 1895).

We also found Eli in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Eli post office opened in 1909.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eli.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Cherry County: www.co.cherry.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/