Welcome to Elva ...
So far, we found very little information about Elva. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elva to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elva, please Contact Us.
Elva would have been located within present day Scott County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elva, you might consider that their post office opened in 1904.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elva is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Elva was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Note: If you travel west from Elva (for example, toward Byrdstown), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).
The Area Codes where Elva was located: 423 & 729<4>
Communities Also Named Elva ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Elva - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Manitoba, Michigan, New Mexico and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elva.
Communities near Elva ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elva.
- Gernt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gernt is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gernt
- Estimated population in 2014: 39,267 people
- Armathwaite
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Armathwaite is located in Fentress County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armathwaite
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,634 people
- Oneida
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Jamestown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Winfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Helenwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Allardt
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Elgin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Elgin is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2010 Census: 282 people
- Foster Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Foster Crossroads is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foster Crossroads
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 Elva. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elva.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elva. 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 Elva.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elva. See our Newspapers Page for Elva.
Adding Elva to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elva in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Elva was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elva post office opened in 1904. The Elva post office closed in 1935.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elva.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Scott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elva - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 423 code has been Overlayed with the 729 area code. New phone numbers in the Elva area will be assigned with one of these codes: 423 or 729. As a result, placing a call in the Elva area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |