Welcome to Eldorado ...

Eldorado is located in Blair County<1>.

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

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

Eldorado is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Eldorado is located in the (814) area code.

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 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.

Communities near Eldorado ...

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

• Altoona
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altoona
  • Altoona is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 42,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altoona <4>
• Hollidaysburg
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollidaysburg
  • Hollidaysburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,632 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hollidaysburg <4>
• Tyrone
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tyrone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tyrone
  • Tyrone is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,095 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tyrone <4>
• Ebensburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebensburg
  • Ebensburg is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,015 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ebensburg <4>
• Roaring Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Spring
  • Roaring Spring is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,399 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Spring <4>
• Portage
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portage
  • Portage is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,351 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portage <4>
• Martinsburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsburg
  • Martinsburg is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsburg <4>
• Bellwood
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Blair County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,751 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellwood <4>
• Patton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patton
  • Patton is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patton <4>
• Cresson
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresson
  • Cresson is located in Cambria County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,531 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresson <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 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 for Eldorado was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Eldorado on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Pennsylvania (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eldorado.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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