Welcome to Elamsville ...

Elamsville is located in Patrick County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Elamsville, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elamsville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Elamsville is 1,460 feet [445 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elamsville lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elamsville lies within the (276) area code.

Communities near Elamsville ...

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

• Martinsville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
  • Martinsville is located in Martinsville City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,355 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <4>
• Stuart
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stuart
  • Stuart is located in Patrick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stuart <4>
• Floyd
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
  • Floyd is located in Floyd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <4>
• Woolwine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woolwine
  • Woolwine is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woolwine <4>
• Patrick Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Springs
  • Patrick Springs is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick Springs <4>
• Critz
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Critz
  • Critz is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Critz <4>
• Bassett
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
  • Bassett is located in Henry County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bassett <4>
• Meadows of Dan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows of Dan
  • Meadows of Dan is located in Patrick County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Meadows of Dan <4>
• Pizarro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pizarro
  • Pizarro is located in Floyd County
• Stella
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stella
  • Stella is located in Patrick 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 Elamsville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elamsville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elamsville ...

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

Adding Elamsville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elamsville post office opened in 1838.

We also found Elamsville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elamsville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Patrick County: www.co.patrick.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/