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Welcome to Elkhorn ...

The city of Elkhorn is located in Douglas County<1>.


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


Elkhorn was established in 1865.

The community of Elkhorn is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Elkhorn: (402) & (531)<4>

Websites for Elkhorn ...

Official Website: www.elkhorncity.net/

Communities Also Named Elkhorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Nebraska communities named Elkhorn: This one is located in Douglas County and the other is located in Madison County.

Beyond Nebraska, 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, Montana (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.

  • Omaha
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <5>
  • Bellevue
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fremont
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Papillion
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Papillion have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • La Vista
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for La Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Ralston
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ralston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>
  • Gretna
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Wahoo
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
    • Wahoo is located in Saunders County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,603 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wahoo <5>
  • Carter Lake
    (17 miles [27.4 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 <5>
  • Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <5>

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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elkhorn, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on 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>

From that list, the Elkhorn post office opened in 1884.

We also found Elkhorn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Nebraska (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkhorn.

The official website for Elkhorn: www.elkhorncity.net/

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Nebraska's counties, including Douglas, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkhorn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>Area code (531) is an overlay for area code (402).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/









 

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