Welcome to Elk City ...

Elk City is located in Douglas County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Elk City is 1,300 feet [396 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Telephone area codes for Elk City: (402) & (531)<3>

Communities Also Named Elk City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Elk City - they are located in Idaho, Kansas (2), Oklahoma, Oregon (2), Pennsylvania and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Elk City ...

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

• Omaha
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Omaha
  • Omaha is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 478,393 people
  • Omaha has also been known as:
  • Omaha City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Omaha <4>
• Fremont
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Dodge County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <4>
• Papillion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Papillion
  • Papillion is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Papillion <4>
• La Vista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Vista
  • La Vista is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,020 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for La Vista <4>
• Blair
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Blair is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <4>
• Ralston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ralston
  • Ralston is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,254 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ralston <4>
• Elkhorn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Elkhorn is located in Douglas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn <4>
• Gretna
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Sarpy County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,024 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <4>
• Carter Lake
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter Lake
  • Carter Lake is located in Pottawattamie County (IA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carter Lake <4>
• Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
  • Valley is located in Douglas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,928 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley <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 City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk City ...

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

Adding Elk City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk City 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 City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elk City post office opened in 1884.

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

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Douglas County: www.co.douglas.ne.us/

The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/