Welcome to Elmer ...

Elmer is located in Saint Louis County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmer, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1906.

Elmer is 1,270 feet [387 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Elmer lies within the (218) area code.

Communities Also Named Elmer ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Minnesota communities named Elmer: This one is located in Saint Louis County and the other is located in Clay County.

Beyond Minnesota, there are 15 communities that are also named Elmer - they are located in California, Georgia, Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Carolina (2), Oklahoma and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Elmer ...

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

• Floodwood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floodwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floodwood
  • Floodwood is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 525 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floodwood <4>
• Brookston
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brookston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookston
  • Brookston is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookston <4>
• Meadowlands
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
  • Meadowlands is located in Saint Louis County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
• Alborn
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alborn
  • Alborn is located in Saint Louis County
• Cotton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
  • Cotton is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cotton <4>
• Canyon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Canyon is located in Saint Louis County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canyon <4>
• Wawina
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wawina have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wawina
  • Wawina is located in Itasca County
• Goodland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
  • Goodland is located in Itasca County
• Melrude
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melrude
  • Melrude is located in Saint Louis County
• Swan River
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swan River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan River
  • Swan River is located in Itasca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Swan River <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 Elmer. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elmer.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmer ...

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

Adding Elmer to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elmer post office opened in 1906.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmer.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Saint Louis County: www.co.st-louis.mn.us/

The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/