Welcome to Elizabethtown ...
The town of Elizabethtown is located in Bladen County<1> and is the County Seat for Bladen County.
The location of Elizabethtown has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elizabethtown, you might consider that their post office opened in 1793.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Elizabethtown has a population of 3,387 people<3> (see below for details).
Elizabethtown is 110 feet [34 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Elizabethtown lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Elizabethtown is located in the (910) area code.
Websites for Elizabethtown ...
Official Website: www.elizabethtownnc.org/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Elizabethtown had an population of 3,387 people. This is a decrease of 5.47% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.41% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Elizabethtown had a population of 3,583 people (which is 10.18% of the total population of Bladen County). This makes Elizabethtown the county's most populous community.
The population of Elizabethtown represents 0.04% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 173rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,583 people, the population of Elizabethtown decreased 3.11% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,698 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Elizabethtown.
Communities Also Named Elizabethtown ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Elizabethtown - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, New Mexico, New York (2), Ohio (5), Ontario, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and Texas.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elizabethtown.
Communities near Elizabethtown ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elizabethtown.
- Bladenboro
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bladenboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bladenboro
- Bladenboro is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,697 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bladenboro <5>
- White Lake
(6 miles [9.7 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 Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 742 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Lake <5>
- Clarkton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkton
- Clarkton is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 741 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarkton <5>
- Garland
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
- Garland is located in Sampson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 613 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garland <5>
- Dublin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Tar Heel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tar Heel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tar Heel
- Tar Heel is located in Bladen County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 115 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tar Heel <5>
- Ruskin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruskin
- Ruskin is located in Bladen County
- Abbottsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbottsburg
- Abbottsburg is located in Bladen County
- White Oak
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Oak
- White Oak is located in Bladen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Oak <5>
- Rico
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rico
- Rico is located in Columbus 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 Elizabethtown. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elizabethtown.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elizabethtown. 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 Elizabethtown.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elizabethtown. See our Newspapers Page for Elizabethtown.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elizabethtown ...
Looking for more information about Elizabethtown? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Elizabethtown, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elizabethtown.
Adding Elizabethtown to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elizabethtown 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 Elizabethtown was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elizabethtown post office opened in 1793.
We also found Elizabethtown in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elizabethtown.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Elizabethtown: www.elizabethtownnc.org/
The official website for Bladen County: www.bladeninfo.net/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of North Carolina's counties, including Bladen, 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> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Elizabethtown. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elizabethtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |