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Welcome to Eldorado ...

Eldorado is located in Blair County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Eldorado, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Eldorado is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Eldorado: 814 & 582<3>

Communities Also Named Eldorado ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Pennsylvania communities named Eldorado: This one is located in Blair County and the other is located in Butler County.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there are 24 communities that are also named Eldorado - they are located in Florida (2), Georgia (2), Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico (2), North Carolina, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Saskatchewan, Texas and Wisconsin.

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

Websites for Eldorado ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.blairchamber.com/

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

Communities near Eldorado ...

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

  • Altoona
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hollidaysburg
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tyrone
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ebensburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Roaring Spring
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Portage
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Martinsburg
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bellwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Patton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cresson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eldorado ...

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

Adding Eldorado to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Eldorado 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 Eldorado was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldorado.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Blair, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eldorado - 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 814 code has been Overlayed with the 582 area code. New phone numbers in the Eldorado area will be assigned with one of these codes: 814 or 582. As a result, placing a call in the Eldorado 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.