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Welcome to Elk ...

Elk is located in Morgan County<1>.

Elk is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elk lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Note: If you travel west from Elk, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Communities Also Named Elk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Elk - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elk.

Communities near Elk ...

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

  • Plainfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Mooresville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Bargersville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Ellettsville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • New Whiteland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • New Whiteland is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Whiteland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,350 people
  • Whiteland
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Brooklyn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Monrovia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Trafalgar
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Princes Lakes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Princes Lakes is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princes Lakes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.