Welcome to Elm ...
So far, we found very little information about Elm. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Elm to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elm, please Contact Us.
Elm would have been located within present day Clark County<2>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm, you might consider that their post office opened in 1889.
While the community is gone, the present day location for Elm is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: The area where Elm was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
The Area Codes where Elm was located: 870 & 327<4>
Communities Also Named Elm ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Elm - they are located in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas (2), Michigan, Missouri (2), New Jersey, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario and Pennsylvania (2).
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Elm.
Communities near Elm ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Elm.
- Glenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Amity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Amity is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amity
- Population from the 2020 Census: 674 people
- Norman
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Alpine
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Alpine is located in Clark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
- Mazarn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Mazarn is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mazarn
- Pearcy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Caney Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Caney Valley is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caney Valley
- Hickory Station ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Hickory Station is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Station
- Meyers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Meyers is located in Garland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyers
- Alamo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Alamo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alamo
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 Elm. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elm.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Elm. 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 Elm.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Elm. See our Newspapers Page for Elm.
Adding Elm to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Elm 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 Elm was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Elm post office opened in 1889. The Elm post office closed in 1914.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm.
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 Elm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Clark, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elm - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 870 code has been Overlayed with the 327 area code. New phone numbers in the Elm area will be assigned with one of these codes: 870 or 327. As a result, placing a call in the Elm area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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/ |