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Welcome to Elizabethtown ...

Elizabethtown is located in the Adirondacks.

Elizabethtown is located in Essex County<1> and is the County Seat for Essex County.



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

Elizabethtown is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Elizabethtown is within the (518) area code.

Communities Also Named Elizabethtown ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two New York communities named Elizabethtown: This one is located in Essex County and the other is located in Herkimer County.

Beyond New York, there are 19 communities that are also named Elizabethtown - they are located in California (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, New Mexico, North Carolina, 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.

  • Charlotte
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charlotte have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
    • Charlotte is located in Chittenden County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,783 people
  • Ferrisburgh
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburgh
    • Ferrisburgh is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,691 people
  • Ferrisburg
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferrisburg came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferrisburg
    • Ferrisburg is located in Addison County (VT)
  • Vergennes
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vergennes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vergennes
    • Vergennes is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Vergennes <5>
  • Addison
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Addison have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Addison
    • Addison is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,320 people
  • Port Henry
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Panton
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panton
    • Panton is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Westport
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Westport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westport
    • Westport is located in Essex County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westport <5>
  • Waltham
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waltham have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waltham
    • Waltham is located in Addison County (VT)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
  • Lewis
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
    • Lewis is located in Essex 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. Our list includes 11 papers. 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 book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Elizabethtown on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1897).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elizabethtown.

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

The official website for Essex County: www.co.essex.ny.us/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Essex, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elizabethtown - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>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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