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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mobile
  • Mobile is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 187,746 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mobile <4>
• Pascagoula
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pascagoula
  • Pascagoula is located in Jackson County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pascagoula <4>
• Prichard
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prichard
  • Prichard is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,294 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prichard <4>
• Moss Point
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moss Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moss Point
  • Moss Point is located in Jackson County (MS)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,226 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moss Point <4>
• Semmes
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Semmes
  • Semmes is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,736 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Semmes <4>
• Bayou La Batre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bayou La Batre have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayou La Batre
  • Bayou La Batre is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,457 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bayou La Batre <4>
• Dauphin Island
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dauphin Island
  • Dauphin Island is located in Mobile County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
• Grand Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Bay
  • Grand Bay is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Bay <4>
• Theodore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Theodore have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Theodore
  • Theodore is located in Mobile County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Theodore <4>
• Tillmans Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tillmans Corner
  • Tillmans Corner is located in Mobile 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 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 for Saint Elmo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

X2X - From that list, the Saint Elmo post office opened in 1871.

We also found Saint Elmo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Mobile County: www.mobilecounty.org/

The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/