Elk Creek, Kentucky
Elk Creek is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Spencer County, Kentucky, United States. Its population was 1,539 as of the 2010 census. Geography. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the community has an area of ; of its area is land, and is water. Elk Creek was, as late as 1955, the site of a church and cemetery, as well as a general store. History. Morrison Heady (1829-1915), poet and author, was born in Elk Creek. F. Hiner Dale (1888-1969), attorney and judge, was born in Elk Creek.