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Welcome to Elbethel ...

Elbethel is located in Bedford County<1>.

Elbethel is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elbethel lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Elbethel: 931

Communities Also Named Elbethel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elbethel - it's located in North Carolina.

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

Communities near Elbethel ...

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

  • Shelbyville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Tullahoma
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Lewisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Lynchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
    • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
  • Chapel Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Unionville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eagleville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Wartrace
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Palmetto
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palmetto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Palmetto is located in Bedford County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 661 people
  • Petersburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elbethel ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Bedford, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elbethel - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.