Welcome to Elk Prairie ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Prairie, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Prairie: Elk Pr.

Time Zone: Elk Prairie lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: MST- Heure Normale des Rocheuses (HNR), MDT- Heure Avancée des Rocheuses (HAR).

Note: If you leave Elk Prairie and travel west, you will leave Mountain Time and cross into the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT).

Area Codes for Elk Prairie: 250, 236, 672 & 778<1>

Communities Also Named Elk Prairie ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elk Prairie - they are located in Illinois and Missouri.

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

Communities near Elk Prairie ...

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

Fernie
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernie
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fernie <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fernie
- From Elk Prairie to Fernie
Elkford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkford came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkford
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkford <2>
Michel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Michel. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michel
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Michel
- From Elk Prairie to Michel
Middletown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Middletown. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middletown
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Middletown
- From Elk Prairie to Middletown
Crowsnest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crowsnest
- From Elk Prairie to Crowsnest
Crowsnest
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowsnest
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crowsnest
- From Elk Prairie to Crowsnest
Hosmer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hosmer
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Hosmer
- From Elk Prairie to Hosmer
Coleman
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coleman <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coleman
- From Elk Prairie to Coleman
Coal Creek ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Coal Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Coal Creek
- From Elk Prairie to Coal Creek
Corbin
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corbin
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Corbin
- From Elk Prairie to Corbin

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Prairie ...

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

Adding Elk Prairie to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Elk Prairie was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Elk Prairie area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Prairie area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>	An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.