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Welcome to Elkhorn ...

Elkhorn is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkhorn, you might consider that their post office opened in 1878.

Elkhorn is 420 feet [128 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Elkhorn: 731

Communities Also Named Elkhorn ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that 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), Nebraska (2), New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, 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.

  • Mandels ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Mandels is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
    • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
  • Paris
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Oak Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
    • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
  • Camden
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Spring Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
  • Puryear
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Puryear is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
  • Big Sandy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazel
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <3>
  • Cottage Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)

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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elkhorn, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with 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 (so far) for Elkhorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elkhorn post office opened in 1878. The Elkhorn post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkhorn.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Tennessee's counties, including Henry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkhorn - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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/