Welcome to Elk Springs ...

Elk Springs is located in McDonald County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Springs, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1907.

A typical abbreviation for Elk Springs: Elk Spgs. (or less commonly used: Elk Spngs. or Elk Sprngs.)

Elk Springs is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elk Springs lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elk Springs is located in the (417) area code.

Communities Also Named Elk Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elk Springs - it's located in Colorado.

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

Communities near Elk Springs ...

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

• Bella Vista
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bella Vista
  • Bella Vista is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Estimated population in 2015: 27,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bella Vista <4>
• Centerton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerton
  • Centerton is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Centerton <4>
• Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove
  • Grove is located in Delaware County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grove <4>
• Gravette
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravette have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravette
  • Gravette is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,612 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gravette <4>
• Seneca
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
  • Seneca is located in Newton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,394 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <4>
• Anderson
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anderson
  • Anderson is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anderson <4>
• Noel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Noel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noel
  • Noel is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,808 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Noel <4>
• Decatur
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decatur
  • Decatur is located in Benton County (AR)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,790 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Decatur <4>
• Goodman
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodman
  • Goodman is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodman <4>
• South West City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South West City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South West City
  • South West City is located in McDonald County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South West City <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 Elk Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Springs.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Springs ...

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

Adding Elk Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elk Springs post office opened in 1907.

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/