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Welcome to Elkhurst ...

Elkhurst is located in Uinta County<1>.

Elkhurst is 6,440 feet [1,963 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Elkhurst is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

Area Code for Elkhurst: 307

Communities Also Named Elkhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Elkhurst - they are located in Missouri and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Elkhurst ...

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

  • Lyman
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Mountain View
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Opal
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Opal
    • Opal is located in Lincoln County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 109 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Opal <3>
  • Carter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
    • Carter is located in Uinta County
  • Fort Bridger
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Bridger
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bridger. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridger
    • Bridger is located in Uinta County
  • Granger
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Oakley
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakley
    • Oakley is located in Lincoln County
  • Robertson
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Diamondville
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elkhurst ...

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

Adding Elkhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elkhurst 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 Elkhurst was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found Elkhurst mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elkhurst.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Wyoming's counties, including Uinta, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elkhurst - 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>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.