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Welcome to Elliot ...

So far, we found very little information about Elliot. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elliot to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elliot, please Contact Us.

Elliot would have been located within present day Fayette County<2>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elliot, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Elliot is 1,720 feet [524 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Elliot was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Elliot was located: 304 & 681<4>

Communities Also Named Elliot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Elliot - they are located in California (2), Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Texas.

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

Communities near Elliot ...

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

  • Oak Hill
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Oak Hill is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,028 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Hill <6>
  • Summersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Fayetteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Rainelle
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Montgomery
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Ansted
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ansted have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ansted
    • Ansted is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,300 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ansted <6>
  • Smithers
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithers have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithers
    • Smithers is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithers <6>
  • Gauley Bridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gauley Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gauley Bridge
    • Gauley Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 545 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gauley Bridge <6>
  • Quinwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
    • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
  • Thurmond
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)

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

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

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

Adding Elliot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elliot in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elliot was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elliot.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elliot, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Fayette, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elliot - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Elliot area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Elliot area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.




 

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