Welcome to Elly ...

Elly is located in Madison County<1>.

The location of Elly has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elly, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1905.

Elly is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elly lies within the (540) area code.

Communities near Elly ...

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

• Culpeper
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Orange
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
  • Orange is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange <4>
• Gordonsville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
  • Gordonsville is located in Orange County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
• Stanardsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
  • Stanardsville is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 393 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <4>
• Madison
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison
  • Madison is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Madison <4>
• Madison Mills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Madison Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
  • Madison Mills is located in Madison County
• Ruth
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruth
  • Ruth is located in Madison County
• Dawsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dawsonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
  • Dawsonville is located in Greene County
• Montpelier Station
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Montpelier Station. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montpelier Station
  • Montpelier Station is located in Orange County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montpelier Station <4>
• Wolftown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolftown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolftown
  • Wolftown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wolftown <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elly ...

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

Adding Elly to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elly 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 Elly was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elly post office opened in 1905.

We also found Elly on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elly.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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