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Welcome to Elk ...

Elk is located in Teton County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1897.

Elk is 6,780 feet [2,067 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Elk is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Elk lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Elk: 307

Communities Also Named Elk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Elk - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California (2), Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Washington and West Virginia (2).

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

Communities near Elk ...

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

  • Moran
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Colter Bay Village
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colter Bay Village
    • Colter Bay Village is located in Teton County
    • Colter Bay Village has also been known as:
    • Colter Bay
  • Kelly
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Moose
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Teton Village
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jackson
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Moose Wilson Road
    (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moose Wilson Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moose Wilson Road
    • Moose Wilson Road is located in Teton County
  • Alta
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
  • Wilson
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Driggs
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Driggs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Driggs
    • Driggs is located in Teton County (ID)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,836 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Driggs <3>

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elk ...

Looking for more information about Elk? 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, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elk.

Adding Elk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elk in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elk was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elk post office opened in 1897.

We also found Elk on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Wyoming (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elk.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Teton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elk - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/