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Welcome to Elton ...

Elton is located in Langlade County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1883.

Elton is 1,380 feet [421 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Elton: 715 & 534<3>

The ZIP code for Elton: 54430<4>

Communities Also Named Elton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 13 communities that are also named Elton - they are located in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Elton ...

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

  • Antigo
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Antigo is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
  • Mattoon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • White Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • White Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Aniwa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Bryant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Bryant is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
  • Langlade
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Langlade is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Langlade
  • Lily
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Lily is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lily
  • Phlox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Phlox is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
  • Zoar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Zoar is located in Menominee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
  • Freeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Freeman is located in Langlade County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman

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

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

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

Adding Elton to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elton post office opened in 1883.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elton.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wisconsin's counties, including Langlade, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 715 code has been Overlayed with the 534 area code. New phone numbers in the Elton area will be assigned with one of these codes: 715 or 534. As a result, placing a call in the Elton area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Elton). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Elton or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/