Welcome to Elkhorn ...Elkhorn is located in Jefferson County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkhorn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884. Elkhorn is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Elkhorn is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level. Time Zone: Elkhorn lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Code for Elkhorn: 406 Communities Also Named Elkhorn ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Montana communities named Elkhorn: This one is located in Jefferson County and the other is located in Beaverhead County. Beyond Montana, there are 24 communities that are also named Elkhorn - they are located in Arkansas, California, Idaho, Illinois, Kansas (4), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska (2), New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elkhorn. Communities near Elkhorn ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elkhorn.
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 Elkhorn. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elkhorn. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of 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 Elkhorn. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkhorn. See our Newspapers Page for Elkhorn. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkhorn ...Looking for more information about 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 Elkhorn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elkhorn. Adding Elkhorn to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of 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 Elkhorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> We also found Elkhorn in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkhorn. Footnotes ...
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