Welcome to Elmore ...

So far, we found very little information about Elmore. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elmore to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elmore, please Contact Us.

Elmore would have been located within present day Shasta County<2>.

Elmore was established in 1880s. The community was inundated by Lake Shasta in 1944.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Elmore: Named after Robert Elmore.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Elmore is 1,060 feet [323 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Elmore was located is in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Code where Elmore was located: 530

Communities Also Named Elmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Elmore - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elmore ...

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

• Redding
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redding
  • Redding is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 92,456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Redding <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redding
  • From Elmore to Redding
• Shasta Lake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shasta Lake
  • Shasta Lake is located in Shasta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,379 people
  • Former names for Shasta Lake:
  • Boomtown
  • Central Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shasta Lake <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Shasta Lake
  • From Elmore to Shasta Lake
• Kennett ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Kennett. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennett
  • Kennett is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Kennett
  • From Elmore to Kennett
• Antlers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antlers
  • Antlers is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Antlers
  • From Elmore to Antlers
• Baird ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baird. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baird
  • Baird is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Baird
  • From Elmore to Baird
• Boralma ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Boralma. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boralma
  • Boralma is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Boralma
  • From Elmore to Boralma
• Lakeshore
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
  • Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakeshore
  • From Elmore to Lakeshore
• Bayha
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bayha. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayha
  • Bayha is located in Shasta County
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bayha
  • From Elmore to Bayha
• Lakehead - Lakeshore
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehead - Lakeshore
  • Lakehead - Lakeshore is located in Shasta County
• Lakehead
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakehead
  • Lakehead is located in Shasta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakehead <4>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lakehead
  • From Elmore to Lakehead

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

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

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

Adding Elmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmore in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Elmore was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Elmore in the book titled SPV's Comprehensive Railroad Atlas of North America - California & Nevada.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmore.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Shasta County: www.co.shasta.ca.us/

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