Welcome to Elo ...
Elo is located in Winnebago County<1>.
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The location of Elo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1869.
Elo is 880 feet [268 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Elo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elo: 920 & 274<4>
Communities Also Named Elo ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elo - they are located in Idaho and Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elo.
Communities near Elo ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elo.
- Oshkosh
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oshkosh
- Oshkosh is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 66,495 people
- Fond du Lac
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fond du Lac
- Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 43,178 people
- Ripon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ripon
- Ripon is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,844 people
- Berlin
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - North Fond du Lac
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Fond du Lac have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Fond du Lac
- North Fond du Lac is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,059 people
- Omro
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omro
- Omro is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,592 people
- Winneconne
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winneconne have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winneconne
- Winneconne is located in Winnebago County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Oakfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakfield
- Oakfield is located in Fond du Lac County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,088 people
- Rosendale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Green Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Green Lake is located in Green Lake County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 959 people
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 Elo. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elo.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elo. 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 Elo.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elo. See our Newspapers Page for Elo.
Adding Elo to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elo 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 Elo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Elo post office opened in 1869.
We also found Elo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elo.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Winnebago County: www.co.winnebago.wi.us/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Winnebago, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 920 code has been Overlayed with the 274 area code. New phone numbers in the Elo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 920 or 274. As a result, placing a call in the Elo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |