Welcome to Elkwood ...

Elkwood is located in Culpeper County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkwood, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

Elkwood is 310 feet [94 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elkwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Elkwood is located in the (540) area code.

The ZIP code for Elkwood: 22718<3>

Websites for Elkwood ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.culpepervachamber.com/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Elkwood, the following might be of interest:

Communities Also Named Elkwood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elkwood - it's located in Alabama.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elkwood.

Communities near Elkwood ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elkwood.

• Culpeper
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Culpeper
  • Culpeper is located in Culpeper County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,214 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Culpeper <4>
• Warrenton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
  • Warrenton is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,982 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warrenton <4>
• Remington
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Remington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Remington
  • Remington is located in Fauquier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Remington <4>
• Bealeton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bealeton
  • Bealeton is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bealeton <4>
• Lignum
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lignum
  • Lignum is located in Culpeper County
• Opal
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
  • Opal is located in Fauquier County
• Blackwell Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackwell Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackwell Town
  • Blackwell Town is located in Fauquier County
• Jeffersonton
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeffersonton
  • Jeffersonton is located in Culpeper County
• Midland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Fauquier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <4>
• Indian Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Town have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Town
  • Indian Town is located in Orange County

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 Elkwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elkwood.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elkwood. 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 Elkwood.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkwood. See our Newspapers Page for Elkwood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkwood ...

Looking for more information about Elkwood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elkwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elkwood.

Adding Elkwood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkwood 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 Elkwood was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkwood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Culpeper County: www.culpepercounty.gov/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/