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We would like to provide the residents of  Elkton  a basic history overview.


Welcome to the Elkton Home page. The Elkton Home page provides as much information as possible on Elkton. Knowing Elkton’s history is essential to guiding its future. Within Elkton’s Home page, you will also find Elkton’s Founders, Holiday, and Birthday sections.

Elkton has a population of 2872. 50.8% of Elkton’s inhabitants are Male, and 49.2 are female. 45.6% of Elkton is married and 64% own their own home. The Average Home price is $188,260, and the average rent is $728. Household median income in Elkton is $56,307, and the individual median income is $36,016. Elkton’s Ethnic is the following: White(97.5%), Black(2.4%), Hispanic(0.4%), Multiple(0.1%).


One of the first European-Americans to settle permanently in the area was Adam Miller (Mueller), a native of Germany. In 1741, Miller purchased 820 acres (3.3 km2), including a large lithia spring, near Elkton and lived on this property for the remainder of his life. He sold 280 acres (1.1 km2) of this property to his son-in-law, Jacob Baer, and the spring on Miller’s land is still known as Bear Lithia Spring.Conrads Store was a general store built by George Conrad about 1812. George Conrad was a son of Captain Stephen Conrad who served during the American Revolution.


In 1816, Conrads Store became a United States post office with George Conrad as its first postmaster. During the American Civil War (1861–1865), Conrads Store operated as a Confederate post office. In September 1866, postal service was briefly discontinued at Conrads Store, and intermittently resumed and discontinued over the next decade until 1881 when the name, Elkton, was adopted as the name of new passenger station of the Shenandoah Valley Railroad.


In January 1881, Elkton, Virginia was established as a post office. The Town of Elkton was officially incorporated on March 14, 1908. An important building in the town's history is the Jennings House. Built in 1840 by Dr. Samuel B. Jennings, the house was transformed into a hospital during the Civil War.


The historic Jennings House was converted to house the local government. In the Summer of 2016, local government offices & the Elkton Police Department were moved out of the Jennings building in favor of the Elkton Area Community Center. On December 11, 2020, the Jennings House was opened as the Elkton Town Hall after a nearly 8 month restoration process to restore the home and add modern amenities like updated electric, plumbing, HVAC, ADA compliant restrooms, and a wheelchair lift.


The town Christmas tree can be found across the street from the house. Located on Rockingham Street, the Miller-Kite House was the headquarters of General Stonewall Jackson at the start of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign during the Civil War. Now the house is a town landmark and museum, housing many items from the war and some of Jackson's personal belongings.


In one of the second-story windows a cardboard cutout of the General watches the street. Many visitors report stories of ghosts or unusual behavior while in the house. In addition to the Miller-Kite House, Bon Air and the Kite Mansion are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.


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