Elk, Ohio

Elk is an unincorporated community in Noble County, in the U.S. state of Ohio.[1]

History

Elk was originally called Fredericktown, and under the latter name was laid out in 1854.[2] A post office later was established at Fredericktown under the name Elk.[2] The Elk post office opened in 1873, and remained in operation until 1910.[3]

gollark: gollark wins, and receives all wagered points.
gollark: Would anyone like to participate in a game of "giving gollark all your points"?
gollark: Like I said, size constraints, so I just dumped a bunch of them which seemed about the right size.
gollark: Well, some of them.
gollark: You didn't remind me but here you go. This is only some of them due to size limits.

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Elk, Ohio
  2. History of Noble County, Ohio. L. H. Watkins. 1887. p. 524.
  3. "Noble County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2015.



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