Do you know of Elm Springs ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Elm Springs. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Elm Springs.<1>

Our sources for Elm Springs (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Elm Springs other than they indicate that Elm Springs would be found somewhere in Butler County, Iowa.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1855 and closed  in 1871.

Communities Also Named Elm Springs ...

We found three communities that share the name Elm Springs.

Within Iowa, the name Elm Springs is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Washington County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Elm Springs [Washington County].
  • South Dakota
    • Meade County
    • Please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Elm Springs [Meade County].
  • Tennessee
    • Grainger County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Elm Springs [Grainger County].

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Elm Springs ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Elm Springs:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Article: Index to Abandoned Towns of Iowa
Taken from The Annals of Iowa (Volume 18, Issue 3 - Winter 1932)
Written by: Mott, David C.

List of Post Offices in the United States (1870)
Published by the Government Printing Office

More Orphans in  Butler County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Butler County.