| Elk Township | SE Watauga County. |
| Elk Wallow Creek | rises in W Yancey County and flows SE into Bald Creek. |
| Elk Wallow Gap | central Buncombe County in Elk Mountains. |
| Elk Wallow Knob | on the Madison-Yancey county line near the head of Elk Wallow Creek. Alt. approx. 4,600. |
| Elk X Roads | See Todd. |
| Elkin | town in SW Surry County on Yadkin River near the mouth of Elkin River. Alt. 947. Inc. 1889. Named for the river. Immediately S, separated by Yadkin River, is the town of Jonesville in Yadkin County. Produced woolen goods. |
| Elkin River | rises in NE Wilkes County and flows SE across the SW corner of Surry County and into Yadkin River on the Surry-Yadkin county line near the town of Elkin. Appears on the Collet map, 1770. |
| Elkin Township | SW Surry County. |
| Elkinsville | See Elkton. |
| Elkland | See Todd. |