Elkland is an

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in northwestern Webster County,

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, United States. It is located on

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, approximately ten miles northwest of Marshfield. Elkland is part of the

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. A post office called Elkland has been in operation since 1870. The community so named on account of the presence of elk near the original town site. In 1987, Elkland resident James Schnick murdered seven of his relatives, and attempted to frame his nephew, Kirk Buckner, who was among his victims."Auguries of Innocence," ''Time'', October 19, 1987
/ref> In 2018, Elkland resident Helen Viola Jackson was inducted into the Missouri Walk of Fame Jackson is notable as the last living widow of a Civil War Veteran.

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