Welcome to Elwood ...

The location of Elwood has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<1>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Elwood is 60 feet [18 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Elwood is within the (757) area code.

Communities Also Named Elwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Elwood - they are located in Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Texas (3), Utah, Washington and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Elwood ...

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

• Suffolk
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suffolk
  • Suffolk is located in Suffolk City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Suffolk <3>
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
  • Franklin is located in Franklin City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Franklin <3>
• Windsor
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <3>
• Courtland
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courtland
  • Courtland is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Courtland <3>
• Ivor
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
  • Ivor is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <3>
• Newsoms
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newsoms
  • Newsoms is located in Southampton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 298 people
• Gatesville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Gatesville is located in Gates County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 290 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gatesville <3>
• Como
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Como have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Como
  • Como is located in Hertford County (NC)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Como <3>
• Kingsdale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsdale
  • Kingsdale is located in Southampton County
• Walters
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walters
  • Walters is located in Isle of Wight 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 Elwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elwood ...

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

Adding Elwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elwood 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 Elwood was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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