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Welcome to Elk Bend ...

Elk Bend is located in Lemhi County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Bend: Elk Bnd.

Elk Bend is 4,370 feet [1,332 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Elk Bend is about ¾ mile [or ~1¼ km] above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Elk Bend: 208 & 986<3>

Communities near Elk Bend ...

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

  • Ellis
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tendoy
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Lemhi
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cobalt
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • May
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Salmon
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
  • Carmen
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Leesburg
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
    • Leesburg is located in Lemhi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
  • Patterson
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Patterson is located in Lemhi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patterson
  • Garden City ‑ Historic
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden City is located in Custer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elk Bend. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Bend.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Bend ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Lemhi, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Bend - 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 208 code has been Overlayed with the 986 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Bend area will be assigned with one of these codes: 208 or 986. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Bend 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.