Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Elk in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Elk. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Elk listed first.
- Dryfork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cortland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cortland is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cortland
- Hendricks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hendricks is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hendricks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 254 people
- Davis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Thomas
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Coketon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Bretz
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bretz is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bretz
- Alpena
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Alpena is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpena
- Parsons
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pettit ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Pettit is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettit
- Job
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Job is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Job
- William
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- William is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for William
- Pleasant Run
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Faulkner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Faulkner is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Faulkner
- Lead Mine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lead Mine is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lead Mine
- Hopeville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Wilsonia
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Wilsonia is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilsonia
- Saint George
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Saint George is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
- Auvil
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Auvil is located in Tucker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Auvil
- Kerens
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Kerens is located in Randolph County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerens
- Jordan Run
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Jordan Run is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Run
- Montrose
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Whyte
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Gilman
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Macksville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dobbin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dobbin is located in Grant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dobbin
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, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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