Welcome to Elka Park ...
Elka Park is located in Greene County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elka Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1893.
Elka Park is 2,170 feet [661 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Elka Park is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Elka Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elka Park: 518 & 838<3>
Websites for Elka Park ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.greenecounty-chamber.com/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elka Park, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Elka Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elka Park.
- Kingston
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingston
- Kingston is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,736 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingston <4>
- Hudson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudson
- Hudson is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,017 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudson <4>
- Catskill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Saugerties
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saugerties
- Saugerties is located in Ulster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,793 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saugerties <4>
- Red Hook
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hook
- Red Hook is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,935 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Hook <4>
- Athens
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
- Athens is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <4>
- Tivoli
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tivoli have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tivoli
- Tivoli is located in Dutchess County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,076 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tivoli <4>
- Hunter
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
- Hunter is located in Greene County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 474 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunter <4>
- Fleischmanns
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleischmanns have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleischmanns
- Fleischmanns is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fleischmanns <4>
- Shady
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady
- Shady is located in Ulster County
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 Elka Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elka Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elka 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 Elka Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elka Park. See our Newspapers Page for Elka Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elka Park ...
Looking for more information about Elka 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Elka Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elka Park.
Adding Elka Park to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elka 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 Elka Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
X2X - From that list, the Elka Park post office opened in 1893.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elka Park.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elka Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elka Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 518 code has been Overlayed with the 838 area code. New phone numbers in the Elka Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 518 or 838. As a result, placing a call in the Elka Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |