Welcome to Elk Chester ...

Elk Chester is located in Fayette County<1>.

We aren't confident of the location of Elk Chester, so consider the above location as an estimate.<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Chester, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Elk Chester is 840 feet [256 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elk Chester lies within the (859) area code.

Communities near Elk Chester ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <5>
• Nicholasville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholasville
  • Nicholasville is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,888 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nicholasville <5>
• Frankfort
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frankfort
  • Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankfort <5>
• Lawrenceburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceburg
  • Lawrenceburg is located in Anderson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,529 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawrenceburg <5>
• Versailles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Versailles
  • Versailles is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Versailles <5>
• Wilmore
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmore
  • Wilmore is located in Jessamine County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,343 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmore <5>
• Midway
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midway
  • Midway is located in Woodford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midway <5>
• Stamping Ground
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stamping Ground
  • Stamping Ground is located in Scott County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 822 people
• Keene
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Chester ...

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

Adding Elk Chester to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk Chester 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 Elk Chester was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elk Chester post office opened in 1892.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Chester.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elk Chester. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/