Welcome to Elk Hill ...
Elk Hill is located in Goochland County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1886.
Elk Hill is 210 feet [64 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Elk Hill lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elk Hill: 804 & 686<3>
Communities near Elk Hill ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elk Hill.
- Columbia
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Enon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Lakeside Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Caledonia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Hadensville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Hook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Trenton Mills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Beaumont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Fork Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Tabscott
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
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 Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elk Hill.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elk Hill. 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 Hill.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elk Hill. See our Newspapers Page for Elk Hill.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk Hill ...
Looking for more information about Elk Hill? 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 Elk Hill, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elk Hill.
Adding Elk Hill to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elk Hill 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 Elk Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>
From that list, the Elk Hill post office opened in 1886. The Elk Hill post office closed in 1966.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk Hill.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Goochland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk Hill - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Elk Hill area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Elk Hill 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> | 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/ |