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Welcome to Saint Elmo ...

Saint Elmo is located in Mobile County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Saint Elmo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Elmo: St. Elmo

Saint Elmo is 130 feet [40 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Saint Elmo: 251

The ZIP code for Saint Elmo: 36568<3>

Communities Also Named Saint Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Saint Elmo - they are located in California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ontario (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Saint Elmo ...

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

  • Mobile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pascagoula
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Prichard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Moss Point
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Semmes
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Bayou La Batre
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dauphin Island
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Grand Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Theodore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Tillmans Corner
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Elmo ...

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

Adding Saint Elmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Saint 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 (so far) for Saint Elmo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Saint Elmo post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Elmo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Alabama's counties, including Mobile, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Saint Elmo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Saint Elmo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Saint Elmo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/