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Welcome to Elysium ...

Elysium is located

Elysium is located in Bastrop County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elysium, you might consider that their post office opened in 1896.

Elysium is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Elysium ...

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

  • Austin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Manor
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Manor is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <3>
  • Elgin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Elgin is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,756 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <3>
  • Bastrop
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • West Lake Hills
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • West Lake Hills is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Lake Hills
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,254 people
  • Rollingwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Mustang Ridge
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Sunset Valley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Niederwald
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Niederwald is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niederwald
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • San Leanna
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • San Leanna is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Leanna
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 507 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elysium ...

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

Adding Elysium to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elysium post office opened in 1896. The Elysium post office closed in 1901.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elysium.

Footnotes ...

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