Welcome to Elkwater ...
Elkwater is located in Randolph County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elkwater, you might consider that their post office opened in 1884.
Elkwater is 2,120 feet [646 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Elkwater is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Elkwater lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Elkwater: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Elkwater ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elkwater - it's located in Alberta.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elkwater.
Communities near Elkwater ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elkwater.
- Mill Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
- Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
- Beverly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Beverly is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 657 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beverly <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Beverly
- From Elkwater to Beverly
- Durbin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Durbin have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- Durbin is located in Pocahontas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 297 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Durbin <5>
- Womelsdorf
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Womelsdorf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
- Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
- Huttonsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
- Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Huttonsville
- From Elkwater to Huttonsville
- Monterville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterville
- Monterville is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterville <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Monterville
- From Elkwater to Monterville
- Blue Spring
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Blue Spring. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Spring
- Blue Spring is located in Randolph County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Blue Spring
- From Elkwater to Blue Spring
- Huff ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Mingo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
- Mingo is located in Randolph County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Mingo
- From Elkwater to Mingo
- Florence ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 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 Elkwater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elkwater.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elkwater. 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 Elkwater.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elkwater. See our Newspapers Page for Elkwater.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkwater ...
Looking for more information about Elkwater? 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 Elkwater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elkwater.
Adding Elkwater to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elkwater 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 Elkwater was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the Elkwater post office opened in 1884.
We also found Elkwater in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkwater.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elkwater. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkwater - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Elkwater area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Elkwater area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |