Elkhart, IL

Elkhart is a village in Logan County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 450 residents. Elkhart takes its name from Elkhart Grove, which along with Buffalo Hart was an area of woodland along the Edwards Trace. The grove's name has been attributed to its shape, resembling the heart of an elk. That mix gives Elkhart a clear local shape within Illinois, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. Elkhart is located in southwestern Logan County is in Elkhart and Hurlbut townships, with the geographic center of the village slightly east of the township border, in Elkhart Township. Interstate 55 passes through the northwest part of the village, with access from Exit 115.