Welcome to Elkton ...

Elkton is located in Columbiana County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkton, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

Elkton is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elkton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Elkton: (330) & (234)<4>

Communities Also Named Elkton ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Elkton - they are located in Alberta, Colorado (2), Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.

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

Communities near Elkton ...

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

• Salem
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• East Liverpool
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Beaver Falls
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Falls
  • Beaver Falls is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,255 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Falls <5>
• Canfield
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canfield
  • Canfield is located in Mahoning County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,141 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canfield <5>
• Columbiana
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbiana
  • Columbiana is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,284 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbiana <5>
• East Palestine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Palestine
  • East Palestine is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,382 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Palestine <5>
• Wellsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Ohioville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohioville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
  • Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
• Lisbon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
  • Lisbon is located in Columbiana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,626 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lisbon <5>
• Midland
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <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 Elkton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elkton.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkton ...

Looking for more information about Elkton? 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 Elkton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elkton.

Adding Elkton to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elkton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elkton post office opened in 1838.

We also found Elkton in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkton.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Columbiana County: www.columbianacounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/