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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mandels have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mandels
  • Mandels is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 10,349 people
• Paris
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
  • Paris is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paris <4>
• Oak Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Hill
  • Oak Hill is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 4,703 people
• Camden
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden
  • Camden is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,620 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Camden <4>
• Spring Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• Puryear
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Puryear
  • Puryear is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
• Big Sandy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Big Sandy is located in Benton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <4>
• Henry
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
  • Henry is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 446 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Henry <4>
• Hazel
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazel
  • Hazel is located in Calloway County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 407 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hazel <4>
• Cottage Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
  • Cottage Grove is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottage Grove <4>

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 for Elkhorn was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

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

We also found Elkhorn on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Tennessee (1888).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkhorn.