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Welcome to Elgood ...

Elgood is located in Mercer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elgood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1885.

Elgood is 2,810 feet [856 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Elgood is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Elgood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Elgood: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near Elgood ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elgood ...

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

Adding Elgood to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elgood post office opened in 1885. The Elgood post office closed in 1983.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elgood.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mercer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elgood - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Elgood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Elgood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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/