Elkton Oregon Map

About Elkton, Oregon

Elkton is a locality in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 183. The population density is 304.6 people per km². Elkton is located at 43.6376°N, 123.5682°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Elkton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97436.

Elkton anchors itself firmly within the verdant, moss-draped corridor of the Umpqua River, a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic push of water against ancient stone. It lies 27.7 miles west-southwest of Cottage Grove, OR (from Cottage Grove, OR: bearing 247°T), and is situated 31.2 miles north-northwest of Roseburg. The terrain here rises in steep, timbered slopes that catch the low-angled sun, casting long, bruised shadows across the valley floor where the air hangs heavy with the scent of damp earth and crushed fern. Only a mile away, Elkton Pond settles into the landscape like a dark, reflective eye, its surface undisturbed by the swift, purposeful flow of the nearby river. The distant silhouettes of the Coast Range loom on the horizon, a hazy, blue-gray suggestion of height that separates this inland basin from the further reaches of the state.

Elkton maintains a quiet, deliberate pace of life, deeply tethered to the timber and agricultural industries that have long shaped its modest architecture and local character. As an integral part of the Umpqua River WSR, the land demands a certain stewardship, with residents balancing the demands of forest management and small-scale farming against the encroaching wilderness of the nearby Elliott State Forest. History lingers here in the weathered siding of older structures and the persistent memory of early settlers who looked toward Long Prairie as a site for sustenance and shelter. Life in Elkton follows the seasonal shifts of the watershed, where the transition of light through the canopy serves as the primary clock for a population that finds its meaning in the slow, steady cultivation of the soil and the preservation of the river’s path.

About This Elkton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elkton, Oregon. Coordinates: 43.637617, -123.568152. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Elkton includes the ZIP code (97436), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Douglas County (Roseburg), and school district assignment (Elkton School District 34).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.