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Welcome to Elmrock ...

Elmrock is located in Knott County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmrock, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Elmrock is 1,010 feet [308 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elmrock: 606

Communities near Elmrock ...

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

  • Hazard
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hindman
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pippa Passes
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Pippa Passes is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pippa Passes
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Martin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Wheelwright
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Wheelwright is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheelwright
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
  • Wayland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Wayland is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Vicco
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Vicco is located in Perry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vicco
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Allen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
    • Allen is located in Floyd County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 168 people
    • Allen has also been known as:
    • Beaver Creek Junction
    • Beaver Creek
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Allen <3>
  • Tina
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Tina is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
  • Carrie
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Carrie is located in Knott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrie

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmrock ...

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

Adding Elmrock to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmrock 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 (so far) for Elmrock was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elmrock post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmrock.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Kentucky's counties, including Knott, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmrock - 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.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/