The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Elba was laid out in 1856, and named after the island of Elba. The city was originally built up chiefly by ethnic Germans from Luxembourg. A post office was in operation at Elba from 1858 until 1965.
As a result of the 2007 Midwest flooding, the town was flooded when the dikes holding back the Whitewater River failed on August 18, 2007.
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Start Elba’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Elba’s history is told.
0 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Elba, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Elba is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Elba has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is William Hemmelberg House in Elba, 1.3 miles away.
Elba and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.