Welcome to Elkin ...

Elkin is located in Clark County<1>.

The location of Elkin has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

Elkin is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The area code for Elkin: (859)

Communities Also Named Elkin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elkin - they are located in North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elkin ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Richmond
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <4>
• Nicholasville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • 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 <4>
• Winchester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winchester have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winchester
  • Winchester is located in Clark County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winchester <4>
• Mount Sterling
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Sterling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Sterling
  • Mount Sterling is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,246 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Sterling <4>
• Irvine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvine
  • Irvine is located in Estill County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvine <4>
• Camargo
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camargo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camargo
  • Camargo is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,151 people
• Clay City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay City
  • Clay City is located in Powell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,087 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay City <4>
• North Middletown
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Middletown
  • North Middletown is located in Bourbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 650 people
• Doylesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doylesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doylesville
  • Doylesville is located in Madison County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkin ...

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

Adding Elkin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkin 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 Elkin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elkin post office opened in 1886.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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