Welcome to Elderton ...

Elderton is located in Armstrong County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elderton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1824.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elderton has a population of 334 people<3> (see below for details).

Elderton is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elderton had an population of 334 people. This is a decrease of 6.18% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elderton had a population of 356 people. This makes Elderton the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 356 people, the population of Elderton has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 358 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elderton.

Communities Also Named Elderton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elderton - it's located in California.

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

Communities near Elderton ...

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

• Indiana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiana
  • Indiana is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,120 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Indiana <5>
• Vandergrift
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vandergrift have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandergrift
  • Vandergrift is located in Westmoreland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vandergrift <5>
• Kittanning
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittanning
  • Kittanning is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kittanning <5>
• Blairsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blairsville
  • Blairsville is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,204 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blairsville <5>
• Ford City
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford City
  • Ford City is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,735 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ford City <5>
• Leechburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leechburg
  • Leechburg is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,969 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leechburg <5>
• Freeport
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
  • Freeport is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
• Homer City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer City
  • Homer City is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer City <5>
• Apollo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apollo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apollo
  • Apollo is located in Armstrong County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,507 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apollo <5>
• Clymer
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clymer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clymer
  • Clymer is located in Indiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,262 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clymer <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elderton ...

Looking for more information about Elderton? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elderton, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elderton.

Adding Elderton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elderton 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 Elderton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elderton post office opened in 1824.

We also found Elderton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elderton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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