Welcome to Elko (aka 'Wolf Run') ...
So far, we found very little information about Elko. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elko to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elko, please Contact Us.
Elko would have been located within present day Cattaraugus County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elko, you might consider that their post office opened in 1887.
Time Zone: The area where Elko was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Elko was located: 716 & 624<3>
The community of Elko has also been called Wolf Run.
Communities Also Named Elko ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Elko - they are located in Alabama, British Columbia, Colorado, Georgia, Kentucky, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elko.
Communities near Elko ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elko.
- Jamestown
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Warren
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bradford
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Salamanca
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Falconer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falconer have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconer
- Falconer is located in Chautauqua County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falconer <4>
- Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Little Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- East Randolph
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for East Randolph. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Randolph
- East Randolph is located in Cattaraugus County
- Estimated population in 2012: 615 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to East Randolph
- From Elko to East Randolph
- Lewis Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewis Run have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Run
- Lewis Run is located in McKean County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Run <4>
- Limestone
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
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 Elko. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elko.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elko. 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 Elko.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elko. See our Newspapers Page for Elko.
Adding Elko to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elko in the FIPS-55 file. For more information, see the Referenced FIPS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elko was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Elko post office opened in 1887.
We also found Elko on a map titled Rand McNally Map of New York (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elko.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elko, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of New York's counties, including Cattaraugus, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <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 716 code has been Overlayed with the 624 area code. New phone numbers in the Elko area will be assigned with one of these codes: 716 or 624. As a result, placing a call in the Elko 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |