Welcome to Elkhorn ...

Elkhorn is located in Halifax County<1>.

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

Elkhorn is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The telephone area code for Elkhorn: (434)

Websites for Elkhorn ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.halifaxchamber.net/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elkhorn, the following might be of interest:

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, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana (2), Nebraska (2), New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, 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.

• South Boston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Boston
  • South Boston is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,519 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Boston <4>
• Chatham
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatham
  • Chatham is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
• Hurt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurt have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <4>
• Halifax
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halifax
  • Halifax is located in Halifax County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Halifax <4>
• Gretna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Brookneal
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <4>
• Scottsburg
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scottsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scottsburg
  • Scottsburg is located in Fluvanna County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scottsburg <4>
• Henrys Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrys Mill
  • Henrys Mill is located in Pittsylvania County
• Java
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
  • Java is located in Pittsylvania County
• Cody
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cody
  • Cody is located in Halifax 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 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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