Welcome to South Elkhorn ...

South Elkhorn is located in Fayette County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of South Elkhorn, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for South Elkhorn: S. Elkhorn

South Elkhorn is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

South Elkhorn is located in the (859) area code.

Communities Also Named South Elkhorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named South Elkhorn - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near South Elkhorn ...

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

• Lexington - Fayette
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington - Fayette
  • Lexington - Fayette is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324,735 people
• Georgetown
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Nicholasville
  (7 miles [11.3 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 <4>
• Lawrenceburg
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawrenceburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <4>
• Versailles
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Wilmore
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Midway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <4>
• Burgin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burgin
  • Burgin is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 994 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burgin <4>
• Stamping Ground
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keene
  • Keene is located in Jessamine County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keene <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Elkhorn ...

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

Adding South Elkhorn to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the South Elkhorn post office opened in 1871.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Elkhorn.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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