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Welcome to Elton ...

Elton is located in the Texas Panhandle.

Elton is located in Dickens County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1925.

Elton is 2,680 feet [817 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Elton is ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Code for Elton: 806

Communities Also Named Elton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Elton - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elton ...

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

  • Spur
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Spur is located in Dickens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <3>
  • Dickens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Roaring Springs
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Afton
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • McAdoo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Russellville ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Russellville is located in Motley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Russellville
  • Dumont
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Dougherty
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Matador
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Mount Blanco ‑ Historic
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
    • Mount Blanco is located in Crosby County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Blanco

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elton ...

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

Adding Elton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elton 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 Elton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elton post office opened in 1925. The Elton post office closed in 1954.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Dickens, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elton - 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>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/