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Welcome to Elliottson ...

Elliottson is located in Cumberland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elliottson, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Elliottson is 490 feet [149 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elliottson: 717 & 223<3>

Communities near Elliottson ...

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

  • Carlisle
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mechanicsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Camp Hill
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Shippensburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wormleysburg
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Dillsburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Holly Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Shiremanstown
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
  • Duncannon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • West Fairview
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elliottson ...

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

Adding Elliottson to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elliottson post office opened in 1895. The Elliottson post office closed in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elliottson.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Cumberland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elliottson - 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 717 code has been Overlayed with the 223 area code. New phone numbers in the Elliottson area will be assigned with one of these codes: 717 or 223. As a result, placing a call in the Elliottson 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.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/