Welcome to Elk Shores ...
Elk Shores is located in Lauderdale County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Elk Shores: Elk Shrs.
Elk Shores is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Elk Shores lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elk Shores: 256 & 938<3>
Communities near Elk Shores ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk Shores.
- Athens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Liberty Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
- Trinity
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rogersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rogersville is located in Lauderdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,293 people
- Former name for Rogersville:
- Rodgersville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
- Town Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Killen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Leighton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Lexington
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- North Courtland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- North Courtland is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Courtland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 621 people
- Courtland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
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 Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Shores.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk Shores. 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 Shores.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Shores. See our Newspapers Page for Elk Shores.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Shores ...
Looking for more information about Elk Shores? 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 Shores, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elk Shores.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Lauderdale, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 256 code has been Overlayed with the 938 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 256 or 938. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Shores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |