Welcome to Elkton ...
So far, we found very little information about Elkton. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elkton to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elkton, please Contact Us.
Elkton would have been located within present day Gunnison County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkton, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elkton is 10,450 feet [3,185 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Elkton is about 2 miles [or ~3¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Elkton was located is in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Code where Elkton was located: 970
Communities Also Named Elkton ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Colorado communities named Elkton: This one is located in Gunnison County and the other is located in Teller County.
Beyond Colorado, there are 18 communities that are also named Elkton - they are located in Alberta, Florida (2), Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elkton.
Communities near Elkton ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elkton.
- Aspen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aspen
- Aspen is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aspen <4>
- Snowmass Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowmass Village
- Snowmass Village is located in Pitkin County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,760 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Snowmass Village <4>
- Crested Butte
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crested Butte
- Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,682 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crested Butte <4>
- Mount Crested Butte
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Crested Butte have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Crested Butte
- Mount Crested Butte is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 893 people
- Marble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble
- Marble is located in Gunnison County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble <4>
- Crystal ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Crystal is located in Gunnison County
- Irwin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Irwin is located in Gunnison County
- Ashcroft ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcroft
- Ashcroft is located in Pitkin County
- Former names for Ashcroft:
- Castle Forks City
- Chloride
- Baldwin ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south) - Redstone
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redstone
- Redstone is located in Pitkin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redstone <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 Elkton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elkton.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elkton. 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 Elkton.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkton. See our Newspapers Page for Elkton.
Adding Elkton to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elkton 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 Elkton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Elkton post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkton.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gunnison County: www.co.gunnison.co.us/
The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elkton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Colorado's counties, including Gunnison, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkton - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |