Welcome to Elmo ...

Elmo is located in Carbon County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmo, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

Elmo is 6,870 feet [2,094 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Elmo is about 1¼ mile [or ~2 km] above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Elmo: (307)

Communities Also Named Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Elmo - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elmo ...

We have created a list of 6 communities that are near Elmo.

• Medicine Bow
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Bow
  • Medicine Bow is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 257 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Medicine Bow <3>
• Elk Mountain
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Mountain
  • Elk Mountain is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Mountain <3>
• Walcott
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walcott
  • Walcott is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walcott <3>
• Fort Steele ‑ Historic
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Steele
  • Fort Steele is located in Carbon County
• Rock River
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock River
  • Rock River is located in Albany County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock River <3>
• Sinclair
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinclair
  • Sinclair is located in Carbon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sinclair <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmo ...

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

Adding Elmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmo 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 Elmo was on a map titled Road Map for Wyoming (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Wyoming: www.wyo.gov/