Elkton Oregon Map
Elkton, Oregon — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Elkton, Douglas County.
Interactive Map of Elkton, Oregon
| City | Elkton |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Douglas |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 43.637617 |
| Longitude | -123.568152 |
| Population | 150 |
| Density | 218.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Elkton, Oregon
Elkton is a locality in Douglas County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 150. The population density is 218.5 people per km². Elkton is located at 43.6376°N, 123.5682°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97436.
Elkton rests in a shallow bowl of rolling hills, where the South Umpqua River carves a persistent, silvery line through the landscape. It lies 37.4 miles south-west of Eugene, OR (from Eugene, OR: bearing 220°T), and is situated 12.6 miles west of Drain. The air here carries a damp, earthy scent, a perpetual promise of the abundant Douglas fir and western hemlock that climb the slopes, their dark green shoulders softened by the perpetual mist that often clings to the higher elevations. As the sun descends, it paints the western sky in bruised purples and fading oranges, the light catching the dust motes dancing in the quiet air above the modest main street, lending a brief, golden luminescence to the weathered facades of the older buildings. The river, a constant presence, murmurs its ancient song, a low, resonant hum that underpins the stillness of this place. This valley has long been a place of passage and settlement, its early history tied to the logging industry that once roared through the surrounding forests, its economy now finding a more measured rhythm in agriculture and the quiet tourism drawn by the river and its surrounding natural beauty. Remnants of that industrial past can still be glimpsed in the stoic, functional architecture of some of the older structures, a quiet testament to the generations who hewed a living from the abundant timber. Elkton itself, though small, holds a certain resilience, a quiet pride in its enduring connection to the land and the water that flows through its heart.
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About This Elkton Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Elkton, Oregon with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Elkton and Douglas County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Elkton is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Elkton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
