Welcome to Elmhurst ...

Elmhurst is located in Alameda County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmhurst, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

Elmhurst is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities Also Named Elmhurst ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Elmhurst - they are located in Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Brunswick, New York (2), Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elmhurst ...

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

• San Francisco
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Francisco
  • San Francisco is located in San Francisco County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 866,606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Francisco <3>
• Oakland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakland
  • Oakland is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 424,891 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oakland <3>
• Fremont
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fremont
  • Fremont is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 234,569 people
  • Former names for Fremont:
  • Centerville
  • Irvington
  • Mission San Jose
  • Niles
  • Warm Springs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fremont <3>
• Hayward
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hayward
  • Hayward is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 157,966 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hayward <3>
• Concord
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 128,544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <3>
• Berkeley
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkeley
  • Berkeley is located in Alameda County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 122,726 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berkeley <3>
• Richmond
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmond
  • Richmond is located in Contra Costa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 110,038 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richmond <3>
• Daly City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daly City
  • Daly City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 105,868 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Daly City <3>
• San Mateo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for San Mateo
  • San Mateo is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 102,398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for San Mateo <3>
• Redwood City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redwood City
  • Redwood City is located in San Mateo County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 84,466 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redwood City <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 Elmhurst. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Elmhurst.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmhurst ...

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

Adding Elmhurst to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmhurst 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 Elmhurst was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

X2X - From that list, the Elmhurst post office opened in 1892.

We also found Elmhurst mentioned on a train schedule titled Southern Pacific Railroad Time Tables (March 1908).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmhurst.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Alameda County: www.acgov.org/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/