Welcome to Elkville ...

Elkville is located in Wilkes County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1832.

Elkville is 1,090 feet [332 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elkville is within the (336) area code.

Communities Also Named Elkville ...

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

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

Communities near Elkville ...

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

• Boone
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boone
  • Boone is located in Watauga County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,003 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boone <4>
• Lenoir
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lenoir
  • Lenoir is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,911 people
  • Former name for Lenoir:
  • Tucker's Barn
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lenoir <4>
• Sawmills
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawmills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawmills
  • Sawmills is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,156 people
• Granite Falls
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Falls
  • Granite Falls is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Falls <4>
• North Wilkesboro
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Wilkesboro
  • North Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,082 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for North Wilkesboro <4>
• Gamewell
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gamewell
  • Gamewell is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,993 people
• Hudson
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
  • Hudson is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,703 people
  • Former name for Hudson:
  • Hudsonville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
• Wilkesboro
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilkesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilkesboro
  • Wilkesboro is located in Wilkes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,430 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilkesboro <4>
• Cajah's Mountain
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cajah's Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cajah's Mountain
  • Cajah's Mountain is located in Caldwell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,728 people
• Taylorsville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylorsville
  • Taylorsville is located in Alexander County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylorsville <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 Elkville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elkville.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkville ...

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

Adding Elkville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elkville post office opened in 1832.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Wilkes County: www.wilkescounty.net/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/