Welcome to Elk Park ...

Elk Park is located in Jefferson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Elk Park is 6,230 feet [1,899 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Elk Park is about 1¼ mile [or ~1¾ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Elk Park lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Elk Park: 406

Communities Also Named Elk Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Elk Park - they are located in Colorado, North Carolina (2) and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elk Park ...

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

• Boulder
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder
  • Boulder is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boulder <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boulder
  • From Elk Park to Boulder
• Walkerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 715 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Walkerville
  • From Elk Park to Walkerville
• Basin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Basin
  • Basin is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Basin <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Basin
  • From Elk Park to Basin
• North Walkerville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Walkerville
  • North Walkerville is located in Silver Bow County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to North Walkerville
  • From Elk Park to North Walkerville
• Butte
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butte
  • Butte is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Butte <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Butte
  • From Elk Park to Butte
• Comet ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comet
  • Comet is located in Jefferson County
  • Comet has also been known as:
  • High Ore
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Comet
  • From Elk Park to Comet
• Williamsburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Silver Bow County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Williamsburg
  • From Elk Park to Williamsburg
• Emery ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Emery. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emery
  • Emery is located in Powell County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Emery
  • From Elk Park to Emery
• Janney
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Janney
  • Janney is located in Silver Bow County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Janney
  • From Elk Park to Janney
• Ramsay
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramsay
  • Ramsay is located in Silver Bow County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ramsay <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Ramsay
  • From Elk Park to Ramsay

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Park ...

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

Adding Elk Park to Our Gazetteer ...

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

X2X - From that list, the Elk Park post office opened in 1889.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Jefferson County: www.co.jefferson.mt.us/

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/