Elkinsville is an unincorporated community in Van Buren Township, Brown County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

[3] It was once a thriving farming village, but was evacuated during the construction of nearby Lake Monroe Reservoir by eminent domain in 1964.

[5] A post office was established at Elkinsville in 1860, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1941.

[6] The town was acquired via eminent domain for the building of Lake Monroe Reservoir in 1964, but later it was discovered that a mistake in elevation estimates meant that the town would not be flooded.

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