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Elk City is an
unincorporated community An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in Barbour County in the
U.S. state In the United States, a state is a constituent political entity, of which there are 50. Bound together in a political union, each state holds governmental jurisdiction over a separate and defined geographic territory where it shares its sove ...
of
West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...
. Elk City lies along
West Virginia Route 57 West Virginia Route 57 is an east–west state highway in northern West Virginia. The western terminus of the route is at West Virginia Route 20 a half-mile north of Romines Mills, West Virginia, Romines Mills and southeast of Clarksburg, We ...
.


History

Elk City was laid out in 1869. The community takes its name from nearby Elk Creek. The J.N.B. Crim House in Elk City is a historic home listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


References

Unincorporated communities in Barbour County, West Virginia Unincorporated communities in West Virginia {{BarbourCountyWV-geo-stub