West Elkton, OH

West Elkton is a village in Preble County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census counted 164 residents. West Elkton is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area. West Elkton was laid out in 1847. Preble Shawnee Local Schools operated West Elkton Elementary School in the village until the end of the 2021 school year. West Elkton has a public library, a branch of the Preble County District Library. West Elkton's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Ohio setting. The local scoop is how West Elkton's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. A post office called West Elkton has been in operation since 1844.