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Around Elk River ...

For comparison, Elk River has a population of 120 people.

Below is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Elk River, with the nearest first.

  • Bovill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarkia
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Deary
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Linden
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Linden is located in Latah County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linden
  • Teakean
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Teakean is located in Clearwater County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakean
  • Cavendish
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Cavendish is located in Nez Perce County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavendish
  • Ahsahka
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
  • Emerald Creek
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
    • Emerald Creek is located in Shoshone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Creek
  • Orofino
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
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    • Cameron
      (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Cameron is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Fernwood
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Peck
      (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
      • Peck is located in Nez Perce County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 197 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peck <2>
    • Kendrick
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Lenore
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greer
      (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
      • Greer is located in Clearwater County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greer

For more communities neighboring Elk River, please visit our County-by-County Page for Elk River.

Clearwater County ...

Elk River is located in Clearwater County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Clearwater County: Idaho, Latah, Lewis, Nez Perce, Shoshone, Mineral (MT) & Missoula (MT).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elk River ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk River.

Airports Near Elk River ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Elk River and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Elk River.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk River ...

Looking for more information about Elk River? A good source is the TripAdvisor website and we always start with their TripAdvisor page for Elk River. Their page will give you an overview and then additional links that will help you to find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the TripAdvisor page for Elk River, there are neighboring communities that also have TripAdvisor pages. A list of those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elk River.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Elk River.
<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 you're interested in how the shape of Idaho's counties, including Clearwater, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Elk River), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.