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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlisle
  • Carlisle is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,213 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlisle <4>
• Mechanicsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsburg
  • Mechanicsburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mechanicsburg <4>
• Camp Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Hill
  • Camp Hill is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camp Hill <4>
• Shippensburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shippensburg
  • Shippensburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,682 people
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• Wormleysburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wormleysburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wormleysburg
  • Wormleysburg is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,062 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wormleysburg <4>
• Dillsburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dillsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dillsburg
  • Dillsburg is located in York County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dillsburg <4>
• Mount Holly Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly Springs
  • Mount Holly Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly Springs <4>
• Shiremanstown
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shiremanstown have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shiremanstown
  • Shiremanstown is located in Cumberland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,641 people
• Duncannon
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
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  • Duncannon is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,481 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Duncannon <4>
• West Fairview
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Fairview
  • West Fairview is located in Cumberland County

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 for Elliottson was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Elliottson post office opened in 1895.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elliottson.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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