Welcome to Elkdale ...

Elkdale is located in Grand County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1920.

Elkdale is 8,160 feet [2,487 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Elkdale is about 1½ mile [or ~2½ km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Elkdale: 970

Communities Also Named Elkdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Elkdale - they are located in New York, Pennsylvania (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elkdale ...

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

• Granby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granby
  • Granby is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granby <4>
• Fraser
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fraser
  • Fraser is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,348 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fraser <4>
• Winter Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
  • Winter Park is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,106 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Park <4>
• Hot Sulphur Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Sulphur Springs
  • Hot Sulphur Springs is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hot Sulphur Springs <4>
• Grand Lake
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Lake
  • Grand Lake is located in Grand County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Lake <4>
• Ward
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ward have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ward
  • Ward is located in Boulder County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ward <4>
• Caribou ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caribou
  • Caribou is located in Boulder County
  • Caribou has also been known as:
  • Caribou City
• Parshall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parshall
  • Parshall is located in Grand County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parshall <4>
• Berthoud Pass
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berthoud Pass
  • Berthoud Pass is located in Clear Creek County
• Eldora
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldora
  • Eldora is located in Boulder County
  • Former names for Eldora:
  • El Dora
  • Eldorado
  • Eldora has also been known as:
  • Happy Valley

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkdale ...

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

Adding Elkdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkdale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elkdale was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elkdale post office opened in 1920.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grand County: www.co.grand.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/