the community was named for eldorendo virginia higgs brown (1835–1904). she and her husband, s. morgan brown (1826–1914), moved to the area in the 1870s. when the new railroad came through the s. morgan brown plantation a post office was established. eldorendo brown decided to apply for the position of postmistress. when filling out the required government forms, she signed her name "eldorendo virginia brown". the notice of her appointment came along with a statement that the postal officials discovered the town had no name and they had selected the name "eldorendo" from the first given name on her paperwork. eldorendo brown and her husband are both buried in the eldorendo baptist church cemetery. after eldorendo died, her daughter, ona brown pridgen, became the postmistress.