Welcome to Elon ...

Elon is located in Amherst County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elon, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

Elon is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elon: 434

Communities Also Named Elon ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Elon - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi and North Carolina.

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

Communities near Elon ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <3>
• Buena Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,402 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <3>
• Amherst
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <3>
• Glasgow
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,107 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <3>
• Lavino Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lavino Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavino Village
• Pedlar Mills
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pedlar Mills is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pedlar Mills
• Boonsboro
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Boonsboro is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boonsboro
• Coolwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
• Coleman Falls
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Coleman Falls is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman Falls
• Pleasant View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elon ...

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

Adding Elon to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elon 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 Elon was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elon.