Welcome to Elk Basin ...

Elk Basin is located in Park County<1>.

The location of Elk Basin 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 Basin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1916.

Elk Basin is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Elk Basin is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Elk Basin lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elk Basin is located in the (307) area code.

Communities near Elk Basin ...

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

• Powell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powell
  • Powell is located in Park County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,127 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Powell <4>
• Deaver
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deaver
  • Deaver is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deaver <4>
• Frannie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frannie
  • Frannie is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 156 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frannie <4>
• Bearcreek
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bearcreek
  • Bearcreek is located in Carbon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bearcreek <4>
• Belfry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfry
  • Belfry is located in Carbon County (MT)
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belfry <4>
• Clark
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
  • Clark is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clark <4>
• Garland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garland
  • Garland is located in Park County
• Ralston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Park County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Cowley
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowley
  • Cowley is located in Big Horn County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowley <4>
• Bridger
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bridger have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
  • Bridger is located in Carbon County (MT)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bridger <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Basin ...

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

Adding Elk Basin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk Basin 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 Elk Basin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elk Basin post office opened in 1916.

We also found Elk Basin on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Park County: www.parkcounty.us/

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/