Welcome to Elroy ...

The city of Elroy is located in Juneau County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elroy, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1862.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Elroy has a population of 1,303 people<3> (see below for details).

Elroy is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Elroy lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Elroy: (608)

Websites for Elroy ...

Official Website: www.elroywi.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elroy had an population of 1,303 people. This is a decrease of 9.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.43% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Elroy had a population of 1,442 people (or 5.41% of the total population of Juneau County). This makes Elroy the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Elroy represents 0.03% of the total population of Wisconsin (which has 5,686,986 people), making it the state's 612nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,442 people, the population of Elroy decreased 8.62% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,578 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Elroy.

Communities Also Named Elroy ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Elroy - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

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

Communities near Elroy ...

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

• Reedsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
  • Reedsburg is located in Sauk County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,500 people
• Mauston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mauston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mauston
  • Mauston is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,358 people
• New Lisbon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lisbon
  • New Lisbon is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,547 people
• Hillsboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,387 people
• Wonewoc
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wonewoc have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wonewoc
  • Wonewoc is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 789 people
• Norwalk
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norwalk
  • Norwalk is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 633 people
• Camp Douglas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Douglas
  • Camp Douglas is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 625 people
• Ontario
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ontario have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ontario
  • Ontario is located in Vernon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 561 people
• Wilton
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilton
  • Wilton is located in Monroe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 498 people
• Lyndon Station
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lyndon Station have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyndon Station
  • Lyndon Station is located in Juneau County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 485 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 Elroy. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elroy.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elroy. Our list includes 12 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Elroy.

Adding Elroy to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elroy 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 Elroy was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elroy post office opened in 1862.

We also found Elroy in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elroy.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Elroy: www.elroywi.com/

The official website for Juneau County: www.juneaucounty.com/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/