Welcome to Elba ...

Elba is located in Grand County<1>.

Elba is 4,600 feet [1,402 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Elba is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Elba lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Elba: 435

Communities Also Named Elba ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 21 communities that are also named Elba - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma (2), Ontario, Tennessee and Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Elba ...

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

• Cisco ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cisco is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cisco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cisco <3>
• Thompson Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Thompson Springs is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Springs
  • Thompson Springs has also been known as:
  • Thompson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thompson Springs <3>
• Sego ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sego is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sego
  • Former names for Sego:
  • Ballard
  • Neslin
• Agate ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Agate is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agate
• Dewey ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Dewey is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dewey
• Brendel
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Brendel is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brendel
• Crescent Junction
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Junction is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Junction
• Valley City ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Valley City is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley City
• Richardson ‑ Historic
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Richardson is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richardson
• Castle Valley
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Castle Valley is located in Grand County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 351 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 Elba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elba.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elba ...

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

Adding Elba to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elba 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 Elba was in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - Colorado & Utah.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elba.