Welcome to White Elm ...

White Elm is located in Davis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of White Elm, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

White Elm is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: White Elm lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

White Elm is within the (641) area code.

Communities near White Elm ...

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

• Ottumwa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottumwa
  • Ottumwa is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 24,375 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ottumwa <4>
• Fairfield
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairfield
  • Fairfield is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,500 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairfield <4>
• Bloomfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomfield
  • Bloomfield is located in Davis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,694 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bloomfield <4>
• Maharishi Vedic City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maharishi Vedic City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maharishi Vedic City
  • Maharishi Vedic City is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
• Eldon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eldon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldon
  • Eldon is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 915 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldon <4>
• Keosauqua
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keosauqua
  • Keosauqua is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Keosauqua <4>
• Agency
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Agency have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agency
  • Agency is located in Wapello County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 641 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Agency <4>
• Batavia
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <4>
• Birmingham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birmingham have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birmingham
  • Birmingham is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 423 people
• Milton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Van Buren County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <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 White Elm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for White Elm.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of White Elm. 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 White Elm.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for White Elm ...

Looking for more information about White Elm? 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 White Elm, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for White Elm.

Adding White Elm to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of White Elm 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 White Elm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the White Elm post office opened in 1892.

We also found White Elm on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Iowa (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for White Elm.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/