Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Elk in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elk. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elk listed first.
- Martinsville
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,810 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martinsville <2>
- Hyndsdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Cope
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Wilbur
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Mahalasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahalasville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahalasville
- Mahalasville is located in Morgan County
- Exchange
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Paragon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paragon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paragon
- Paragon is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 676 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paragon <2>
- Brooklyn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brooklyn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brooklyn
- Brooklyn is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,472 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brooklyn <2>
- Wakeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Chetwynd
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Herbamount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbamount have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbamount
- Herbamount is located in Morgan County
- Monrovia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monrovia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monrovia
- Monrovia is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,670 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monrovia <2>
- Hall
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Hall is located in Morgan County
- Whitaker
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Morgantown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morgantown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgantown
- Morgantown is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morgantown <2>
- Banta
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Gasburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Plano
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plano
- Plano is located in Morgan County
- Fleener
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Waverly
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Mooresville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooresville
- Mooresville is located in Morgan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,863 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mooresville <2>
- Alaska
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Hazelwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazelwood
- Hazelwood is located in Hendricks County
- Crown Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crown Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown Center
- Crown Center is located in Morgan County
- Eminence
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Morgan County: www.morgancounty-il.com/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.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 Elk, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |