Welcome to Elkland ...

Elkland is located in the Missouri Ozarks.

Elkland is located in Webster County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkland, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Elkland is 1,330 feet [405 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elkland: 417

The ZIP code for Elkland: 65644<3>

Communities Also Named Elkland ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Elkland - they are located in Minnesota, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elkland ...

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

• Marshfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Marshfield is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshfield
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshfield <4>
• Buffalo
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo is located in Dallas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,202 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <4>
• Strafford
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Strafford is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strafford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,502 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Strafford <4>
• Fair Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Fair Grove is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,540 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Grove <4>
• Conway
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Conway is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 778 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Conway <4>
• Pleasant Hope
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Hope is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hope
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hope <4>
• Niangua
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Niangua is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Niangua
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424 people
• Phillipsburg
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Phillipsburg is located in Laclede County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Phillipsburg <4>
• Halfway
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Halfway is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
• Goodnight
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Goodnight is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
  • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
  • Goodnight has also been known as:
  • Goodnight village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkland ...

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

Adding Elkland to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkland 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 Elkland was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkland.