Welcome to Elk ...
So far, we found very little information about Elk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elk, please Contact Us.
Elk would have been located within present day Pike County<2>.
The location of Elk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elk is 410 feet [125 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Elk was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Elk once stood is in the (870) area code.
Communities Also Named Elk ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Elk - they are located in Alabama, California (2), Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk.
Communities near Elk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk.
- Glenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood
- Glenwood is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,104 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenwood <5>
- Murfreesboro
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murfreesboro
- Murfreesboro is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,574 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murfreesboro <5>
- Amity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Delight
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delight
- Delight is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delight <5>
- Okolona
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Okolona
- Okolona is located in Clark County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Okolona <5>
- Daisy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
- Antoine
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antoine
- Antoine is located in Pike County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108 people
- McCaskill
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Pike City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pike City
- Pike City is located in Pike County
- Caney Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Caney Valley is located in Pike 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 Elk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk. 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 Elk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk. See our Newspapers Page for Elk.
Adding Elk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elk in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elk post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Pike, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |