Welcome to South Elma ...

South Elma is located in Grays Harbor County<1>.

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

A typical abbreviation for South Elma: S. Elma

South Elma is 50 feet [15 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: South Elma lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for South Elma: (360)

Websites for South Elma ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.graysharbor.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to South Elma, the following might be of interest:

Communities near South Elma ...

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

• Aberdeen
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
  • Aberdeen is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,827 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aberdeen <4>
• Montesano
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montesano
  • Montesano is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,074 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montesano <4>
• McCleary
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McCleary
  • McCleary is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McCleary <4>
• Cosmopolis
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosmopolis
  • Cosmopolis is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,680 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cosmopolis <4>
• Oakville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakville
  • Oakville is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 697 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakville <4>
• Brady
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
• Malone - Porter
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone - Porter
  • Malone - Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
• Malone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malone
  • Malone is located in Grays Harbor County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Malone <4>
• Porter
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Porter have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter
  • Porter is located in Grays Harbor County
• Garden City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County

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 South Elma. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Elma.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Elma ...

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

Adding South Elma to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of South Elma 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 South Elma was mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (September 1924).

We also found South Elma mentioned on a train schedule titled Union Pacific Railroad Time Tables (June 1939).

For more details, see References and Mentions for South Elma.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/