Elkton, Tennessee

About Elkton

Set in the southern part of Tennessee, Elkton is a tiny community, home to 530 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Elkton holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 1.99 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 266 residents per square mile.

📰 Elkton News Today

• Angie Smith Obituary (04/11/1980 - 03/01/2026) - Elkton, TN - Muskegon Chronicle MLive.com · Mar 4
• Jeweline Hardin Holt WKSR · May 20
• Keith Lee Shoup - View Obituary & Service Information - Bennett-May & Pierce Funeral Home & Crematory Bennett-May & Pierce Funeral Home & Crematory · Feb 12
• Tammy Keck Obituary (2026) - Elkton, TN - Todd County Funeral Home & Cremation Services Legacy obituary · Jun 6
• Traffic stop in Elkton leads to arrest of fugitive from Tennessee Cecil Daily · Nov 28

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What Makes Elkton Unique

• One of 8 places in the US named Elkton — but the Tennessee one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern Tennessee, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Tennessee — one of 504 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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