Welcome to Little Elk ...
So far, we found very little information about Little Elk. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Little Elk to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Little Elk, please Contact Us.
Little Elk would have been located within present day Lincoln County<2>.
The location of Little 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 Little Elk, you might consider that their post office opened in 1868.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Little Elk is 80 feet [24 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: The area where Little Elk was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Little Elk once stood is in the (541) and (458)<5> area codes.
Communities Also Named Little Elk ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Little Elk - it's located in Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Little Elk.
Communities near Little Elk ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Little Elk.
- Newport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Newport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,129 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport <6>
- Toledo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toledo
- Toledo is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,644 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toledo <6>
- Depoe Bay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Depoe Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Depoe Bay
- Depoe Bay is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,493 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Depoe Bay <6>
- Siletz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Siletz have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siletz
- Siletz is located in Lincoln County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,307 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Siletz <6>
- Elk City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Logsden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Logsden
- Logsden is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Logsden <6>
- Summit
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit
- Summit is located in Benton County
- Newport Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport Heights
- Newport Heights is located in Lincoln County
- Yaquina
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yaquina
- Yaquina is located in Lincoln County
- Yaquina has also been known as:
- Yaquina City
- Blodgett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blodgett
- Blodgett is located in Benton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blodgett <6>
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 Little Elk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Little Elk.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Little 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 Little Elk.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Little Elk. See our Newspapers Page for Little Elk.
Adding Little Elk to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Little 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 Little Elk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Little Elk post office opened in 1868.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Little Elk.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lincoln County: www.co.lincoln.or.us/
The official website for State of Oregon: https://www.oregon.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 Little Elk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Lincoln, 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 Little Elk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | Area code (458) is an overlay for area code (541). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |