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Welcome to Elliott ...

Elliott is located in King County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elliott, 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.

Elliott is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elliott lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Elliott ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 27 communities that are also named Elliott - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine (2), Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri (2), North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (2), Tennessee and Texas (2).

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

Communities near Elliott ...

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

  • Seattle
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bellevue
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Kent
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
    • Kent is located in King County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 130,676 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <3>
  • Renton
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Federal Way
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirkland
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Auburn
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Redmond
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Sammamish
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Burien
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elliott ...

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

Adding Elliott to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elliott.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including King, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elliott - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.