Welcome to Elsmere ...

Elsmere is located in El Paso County<1>.

The location of Elsmere has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elsmere, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Elsmere is 6,420 feet [1,957 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the elevation of Elsmere is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Elsmere lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Elsmere: (719)

Communities Also Named Elsmere ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Elsmere - they are located in Delaware, Illinois, Kentucky, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (3) and Ohio.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elsmere.

Communities near Elsmere ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elsmere.

• Colorado Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado Springs
  • Colorado Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 482,131 people
  • Former names for Colorado Springs:
  • El Paso
  • Fountain Colony
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colorado Springs <4>
• Fountain
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
  • Fountain is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 31,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fountain <4>
• Monument
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument
  • Monument is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,152 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monument <4>
• Manitou Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manitou Springs
  • Manitou Springs is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,461 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manitou Springs <4>
• Green Mountain Falls
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mountain Falls
  • Green Mountain Falls is located in El Paso County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 729 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Mountain Falls <4>
• Falcon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon
  • Falcon is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falcon <4>
• Stratmoor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stratmoor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratmoor
  • Stratmoor is located in El Paso County
• Widefield
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widefield
  • Widefield is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Widefield <4>
• Fort Carson
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Carson
  • Fort Carson is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Carson <4>
• Black Forest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Forest
  • Black Forest is located in El Paso County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Black Forest <4>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Elsmere. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elsmere.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elsmere. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elsmere.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elsmere. See our Newspapers Page for Elsmere.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elsmere ...

Looking for more information about Elsmere? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Elsmere, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Elsmere.

Adding Elsmere to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elsmere in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elsmere was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elsmere post office opened in 1889.

We also found Elsmere in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elsmere.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Elsmere. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Paso County: www.elpasoco.com/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/