Welcome to Elk Lake ...

Elk Lake is located in Deschutes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Lake, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1924.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Lake: Elk Lk.

Elk Lake is 4,920 feet [1,500 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Elk Lake is about 1 mile [or 1½ km] above sea level.

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

Area codes for Elk Lake: (541) and (458)<4>

Communities Also Named Elk Lake ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Elk Lake - they are located in Minnesota, Ontario and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elk Lake ...

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

• Belknap Springs
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belknap Springs
  • Belknap Springs is located in Lane County
• Sunriver
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunriver
  • Sunriver is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunriver <5>
• Three Rivers
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
  • Three Rivers is located in Deschutes County
• Deschutes River Woods
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deschutes River Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deschutes River Woods
  • Deschutes River Woods is located in Deschutes County
• McKenzie Bridge
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKenzie Bridge
  • McKenzie Bridge is located in Lane County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McKenzie Bridge <5>
• Sisters
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters
  • Sisters is located in Deschutes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,811 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisters <5>
• Bend
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bend
  • Bend is located in Deschutes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 101,886 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bend <5>
• La Pine
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Pine
  • La Pine is located in Deschutes County
  • Estimated population in 2015: 1,777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Pine <5>
• Tumalo
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumalo
  • Tumalo is located in Deschutes County
• Black Butte Ranch
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Butte Ranch
  • Black Butte Ranch is located in Deschutes County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Butte Ranch <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 Elk Lake. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Lake.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Lake ...

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

Adding Elk Lake to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk Lake 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 Elk Lake was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elk Lake post office opened in 1924.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Lake.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Deschutes County: www.co.deschutes.or.us/

The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.gov/