Elon

… town in W Alamance County. Inc. 1893. Formerly known as Mill Point for a freight depot for shipping mill products manufactured nearby. Elon College, a four-year coeducational institution, opened there in 1890. Upon the school's name change to Elon University in 2001, the town formerly known as Elon College became Elon. Its name comes from the Hebrew word for oak and was selected because of the large oak trees in the area. Alt. 716.