Welcome to Elkhorn ...

Elkhorn is located in Shoshone County<1>.

The location of Elkhorn has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

Elkhorn is 3,100 feet [945 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Elkhorn is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Elkhorn lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you leave Elkhorn and travel east, you will leave Pacific Time and cross into the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT).

Area codes for Elkhorn: (208) & (986)<4>

Communities Also Named Elkhorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 24 communities that are also named Elkhorn - they are located in Arkansas, California, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elkhorn.

Communities near Elkhorn ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elkhorn.

• Athol
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athol
  • Athol is located in Kootenai County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 809 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athol <5>
• Clark Fork
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clark Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Fork
  • Clark Fork is located in Bonner County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark Fork <5>
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lakeview is located in Bonner County
• Cedar Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Cedar Creek is located in Bonner County
• Bayview
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayview
  • Bayview is located in Kootenai County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayview <5>
• Cabinet ‑ Historic
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabinet
  • Cabinet is located in Bonner County
• Belmont
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
  • Belmont is located in Kootenai County
• Careywood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Careywood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Careywood
  • Careywood is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Careywood <5>
• Heron
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heron
  • Heron is located in Sanders County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Heron <5>
• Cocolalla
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cocolalla
  • Cocolalla is located in Bonner County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cocolalla <5>

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 Elkhorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elkhorn.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elkhorn. 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 Elkhorn.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkhorn. See our Newspapers Page for Elkhorn.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkhorn ...

Looking for more information about Elkhorn? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elkhorn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elkhorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkhorn. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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