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Welcome to Elton ...

Elton is located in Langlade County<1>.


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


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.<3>.

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

Area codes for Elton: (715) & (534)<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)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antigo
    • Antigo is located in Langlade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,719 people
  • Mattoon
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mattoon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mattoon
    • Mattoon is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • White Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Lake
    • White Lake is located in Langlade County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 353 people
  • Aniwa
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aniwa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aniwa
    • Aniwa is located in Shawano County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 252 people
  • Bryant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryant
    • Bryant is located in Langlade County
  • Phlox
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phlox
    • Phlox is located in Langlade County
  • Zoar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zoar
    • Zoar is located in Menominee County
  • Freeman
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Freeman. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeman
    • Freeman is located in Langlade County
  • Deerbrook
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
    • Deerbrook is located in Langlade County
  • Neopit
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Neopit have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neopit
    • Neopit is located in Menominee 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 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 for Elton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

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

We also found Elton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elton.

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

The official website for Langlade County: www.co.langlade.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 Langlade, 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 Elton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (534) is an overlay for area code (715).
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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