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Welcome to Eliasville ...

Eliasville is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Eliasville is located in Young County<1>.



While we don't have a date for the founding of Eliasville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1879.

Eliasville is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Eliasville: (940)

Communities near Eliasville ...

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

  • Graham
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,568 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Graham <4>
  • Breckenridge
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Breckenridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Breckenridge
    • Breckenridge is located in Stephens County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,400 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Breckenridge <4>
  • Newcastle
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newcastle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newcastle
    • Newcastle is located in Young County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newcastle <4>
  • Woodson
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodson have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodson
    • Woodson is located in Throckmorton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 237 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodson <4>
  • South Bend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Bunger
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bunger
    • Bunger is located in Young County
  • Murray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
    • Murray is located in Young County
  • Caddo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Proffitt
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Proffitt
    • Proffitt is located in Young County
  • Necessity
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
    • Necessity is located in Stephens 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 Eliasville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Eliasville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Eliasville ...

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

Adding Eliasville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Eliasville post office opened in 1879.

We also found Eliasville in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Eliasville.

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

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Young, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Eliasville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<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 their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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