Welcome to Elmhurst ...
So far, we found very little information about Elmhurst. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elmhurst to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Elmhurst - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Elmhurst, please Contact Us.
While we don't have the exact location of Elmhurst , we believe that it would have been located within present day Washington County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmhurst, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Time Zone: The area where Elmhurst was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The location where Elmhurst once stood is in the (401) area code.
Communities Also Named Elmhurst ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Elmhurst - they are located in California, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York (2), Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elmhurst.
Adding Elmhurst to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elmhurst in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elmhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<3>
From that list, the Elmhurst post office opened in 1890.
We also found Elmhurst in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmhurst.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Rhode Island: https://www.ri.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elmhurst, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of the state's counties, including Washington, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |