Elkhorn is an unincorporated community in southwest Ray County, in the U.S. state of Missouri[1] and part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.
The community is on Missouri Route 10 approximately six miles east-southeast of Excelsior Springs in adjacent Clay County. The headwaters of Keeney Creek are one-half mile north of the community.[2]
History
Elkhorn was platted in 1837, and according to one tradition, so named on account of an elk horn discovered at the town site.[3] A variant name was "Crab Orchard".[1] A post office called Elkhorn was established in 1835, the name was changed to Crab Orchard in 1843, and the post office closed in 1904.[4]
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elkhorn
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 27 ISBN 0899332242
- ^ "Ray County Place Names, 1928–1945". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on June 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
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39°18′33″N 94°06′46″W / 39.30917°N 94.11278°W