Elton Hill
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Coordinates: 26°07′26″S 28°04′05″E / 26.124°S 28.068°E / -26.124; 28.068
Country	South Africa
Province	Gauteng
Municipality	City of Johannesburg
Established	1949
Area [1]
• Total	0.22 km2 (0.08 sq mi)
Population  (2001) [1]
• Total	409
• Density	1,900/km2 (4,800/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 ( SAST)

Elton Hill is a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is a small suburb tucked between Athol and Melrose. It is located in Region E of the City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality.

History

Prior to the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand in 1886, the suburb lay on land on one of the original farms called Syferfontein. ^[2] It became a suburbs on 1 June 1949, developed by John Ellis Crofton and the suburb name is based on his middle and last names. ^[2]

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