Welcome to Elam ...

Elam is located in Delaware County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elam, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

Elam is 390 feet [119 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elam lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Websites for Elam ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.delcochamber.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elam, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Elam ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Elam - they are located in Louisiana, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Elam ...

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

• Wilmington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
  • Wilmington is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 70,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmington <4>
• Newark
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newark
  • Newark is located in New Castle County (DE)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,849 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newark <4>
• Chester
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Chester is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,692 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <4>
• West Chester
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chester
  • West Chester is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,048 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Chester <4>
• Phoenixville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phoenixville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenixville
  • Phoenixville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,910 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phoenixville <4>
• Coatesville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coatesville
  • Coatesville is located in Chester County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,006 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coatesville <4>
• Yeadon
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
  • Yeadon is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <4>
• Darby
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
  • Darby is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <4>
• Lansdowne
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
  • Lansdowne is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <4>
• Collingdale
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Collingdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collingdale
  • Collingdale is located in Delaware County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,781 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Collingdale <4>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elam ...

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

Adding Elam to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elam post office opened in 1864.

We also found Elam in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elam.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/