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, 257, 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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)
  • 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 (so far) 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.