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Welcome to Elkhorn Grove ...

Elkhorn Grove is located in Carroll County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkhorn Grove, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

A typical abbreviation for Elkhorn Grove: Elkhorn Grv.

Elkhorn Grove is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elkhorn Grove lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Elkhorn Grove: 815 & 779<3>

Communities near Elkhorn Grove ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkhorn Grove ...

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

Adding Elkhorn Grove to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkhorn Grove 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 Elkhorn Grove was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Elkhorn Grove in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkhorn Grove.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Carroll, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkhorn Grove - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Elkhorn Grove area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Elkhorn Grove area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.