Welcome to Elk Flat ...
So far, we found very little information about Elk Flat. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elk Flat to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elk Flat, please Contact Us.
Elk Flat would have been located within present day Union County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Flat, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.
A typical abbreviation for Elk Flat: Elk Flt.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elk Flat is 3,330 feet [1,015 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Elk Flat is about ¾ mile [or 1 km] above sea level.
Time Zone: The area where Elk Flat was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Elk Flat was located: 541 & 458<4>
Websites for Elk Flat ...
Chamber of Commerce: www.unioncountychamber.org/
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elk Flat, the following might be of interest:
Communities near Elk Flat ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk Flat.
- Elgin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Elgin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elgin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,801 people
- Former names for Elgin:
- Fish Trap
- Indian Valley
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elgin <5>
- Island City
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Island City is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,024 people
- Wallowa
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cove
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Imbler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lostine
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Summerville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Conley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Conley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Conley
- Maxville ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maxville is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
- Evans
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Evans is located in Wallowa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
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 Flat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Flat.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk Flat. 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 Flat.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Flat. See our Newspapers Page for Elk Flat.
Adding Elk Flat to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elk Flat in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Elk Flat was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elk Flat post office opened in 1878. The Elk Flat post office closed in 1886.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Flat.
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 Elk Flat, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Oregon's counties, including Union, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Flat - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 541 code has been Overlayed with the 458 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Flat area will be assigned with one of these codes: 541 or 458. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Flat area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <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 the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |