Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Elma (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Elma. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Elma is located in Howard County.
To see how the shape of Iowa's counties have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Howard County: Chickasaw, Floyd, Mitchell, Winneshiek, Fillmore (MN) & Mower (MN).
Below are the counties that are near Elma. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Elma:
- Howard County (The home county of Elma)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <2>
- Davis Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Lime Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Springs
- Lime Springs is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 476 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lime Springs <2>
- Vernon Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon Springs
- Vernon Springs is located in Howard County
- Protivin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Protivin
- Protivin is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Protivin <2>
- Chester
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
- Chester is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 120 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <2>
- Cresco
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cresco
- Cresco is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,744 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cresco <2>
- Forest City ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest City
- Forest City is located in Howard County
- Florenceville
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florenceville
- Florenceville is located in Howard County
- Bremer County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Frederika
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south) - Horton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horton
- Horton is located in Bremer County
- Plainfield
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
- Plainfield is located in Bremer County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 413 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <2>
- Butler County
- Greene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
- Greene is located in Butler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,059 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greene <2>
- Greene
- Chickasaw County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Alta Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - North Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Chickasaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
- New Hampton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Hampton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- New Hampton is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,382 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Hampton <2>
- Lawler
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lawler have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawler
- Lawler is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lawler <2>
- Bradford
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradford
- Bradford is located in Chickasaw County
- Nashua
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Nashua is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nashua <2>
- Republic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
- Republic is located in Chickasaw County
- Fredericksburg
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 916 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <2>
- Fayette County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Waucoma
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waucoma
- Waucoma is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 239 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waucoma <2>
- Alpha
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpha
- Alpha is located in Fayette County
- Saint Lucas
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Lucas have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Lucas
- Saint Lucas is located in Fayette County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 134 people
- Floyd County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Colwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colwell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colwell
- Colwell is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 67 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Colwell <2>
- Carrville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrville
- Carrville is located in Floyd County
- Charles City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charles City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles City
- Charles City is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,217 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charles City <2>
- Floyd
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyd
- Floyd is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Floyd <2>
- Oakwood
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oakwood
- Oakwood is located in Floyd County
- Roseville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
- Roseville is located in Floyd County
- Rudd
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudd have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudd
- Rudd is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rudd <2>
- Aureola
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest) - Marble Rock
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marble Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Rock
- Marble Rock is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 287 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Rock <2>
- Rockford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockford
- Rockford is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockford <2>
- Nora Springs
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nora Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nora Springs
- Nora Springs is located in Floyd County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,342 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nora Springs <2>
- Mitchell County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - McIntire
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIntire
- McIntire is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 127 people
- Little Cedar
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Cedar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cedar
- Little Cedar is located in Mitchell County
- Orchard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west) - Meyer
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meyer
- Meyer is located in Mitchell County
- Osage
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Osage
- Osage is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,549 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Osage <2>
- Stacyville
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacyville
- Stacyville is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 466 people
- Mitchell
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Mitchell is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 128 people
- Rock Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County
- Saint Ansgar
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Ansgar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Ansgar
- Saint Ansgar is located in Mitchell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,125 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Ansgar <2>
- Toeterville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toeterville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toeterville
- Toeterville is located in Mitchell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toeterville <2>
- Winneshiek County
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Navan
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast) - Ridgeway
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeway
- Ridgeway is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 285 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ridgeway <2>
- Jackson Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jackson Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson Junction
- Jackson Junction is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Spillville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spillville
- Spillville is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 341 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spillville <2>
- Kendallville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kendallville
- Kendallville is located in Winneshiek County
- Fort Atkinson
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Atkinson
- Fort Atkinson is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 320 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fort Atkinson <2>
- Calmar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calmar have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calmar
- Calmar is located in Winneshiek County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 934 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Calmar <2>
- Bluffton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluffton
- Bluffton is located in Winneshiek County
- Festina
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Festina
- Festina is located in Winneshiek County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Festina <2>
- Fillmore County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Granger
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Etna
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Etna
- Etna is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Ostrander
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ostrander have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ostrander
- Ostrander is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 247 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ostrander <2>
- Spring Valley
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,424 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Valley <2>
- Harmony
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harmony is located in Fillmore County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 982 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harmony <2>
- Mower County (MN)
- The following are listed by their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Le Roy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Le Roy have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Le Roy
- Le Roy is located in Mower County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 932 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Le Roy <2>
- Taopi
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Johnsburg
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Adams
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
- Adams is located in Mower County (MN)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 791 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <2>
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Elma, see our County-by-County Page for Elma.
Newspapers Published in the Vicinity of Elma ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 95 newspapers that have been published in the area around Elma.
We have organized these newspapers into two lists:
- A Local Newspaper List - focusing on the papers published in the immediate area of Elma. There are actually two parts to this list - papers printed in the immediate area of Elma and those printed in the larger area surrounding Elma.
- An Extended Newspaper List - a longer list, sorted by paper name and containing those papers published within 30 miles [48.3 km]<3> of Elma.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Elma:
- Websites specific to Iowa
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Website for the //iowaculture.gov/history/
- Pages specific to Howard County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Bremer County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Butler County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Chickasaw County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fayette County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Floyd County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mitchell County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Winneshiek County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Fillmore County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Mower County
- Jump to Cyndi's List
- Jump to Family Search
- Jump to Genealogy Trails
- Bremer County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Iowa
- Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of Iowa
- Cemeteries of Howard County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Iowa
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of Iowa
Cemeteries Near Elma ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Elma.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
If you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our selection of Genealogy Websites (see below).
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Elma covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Calvary Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Howard Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Howard Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Howard Cemetery
- Calvary Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Calvary Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Calvary Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Union Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Union Cemetery
- St. Patricks Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Patricks Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Patricks Cemetery
- Reckner Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Reckner Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Reckner Cemetery
- Maple Leaf Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Maple Leaf Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Maple Leaf Cemetery
- Deerfield Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Deerfield Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Deerfield Cemetery
- Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Our Lady of Lourdes Cemetery
- St. Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Peters Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Peters Cemetery
- Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
- Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Saratoga Twp. Cemetery
- Continue List (226 more) ...
- St. Marys Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the St. Marys Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the St. Marys Cemetery
- Sargeant Farm Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Sargeant Farm Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Sargeant Farm Cemetery
- Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for the Jerico Lutheran Cemetery have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for the Jerico Lutheran Cemetery
- St. Marys Cemetery
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<4>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Elma had a post office and railroad service. In 2020, Elma had a population of 529 people.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Elma, with the one closest to Elma listed first.
- Alta Vista
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alta Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alta Vista
- Alta Vista is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 248 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alta Vista <2>
- Deerfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lourdes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - North Washington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Washington
- North Washington is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 137 people
- Saratoga
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Devon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Jerico
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Riceville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceville
- Riceville is located in Howard County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 762 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Riceville <2>
- New Haven
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Davis Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis Corners
- Davis Corners is located in Howard County
- Bassett
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bassett
- Bassett is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Brownville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brownville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brownville
- Brownville is located in Mitchell County
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Doubleday
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest) - Chickasaw
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Chickasaw is located in Chickasaw County
- Ionia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
- Ionia is located in Chickasaw County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <2>
- Doubleday
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Elma. See our List of 1890's Communities around Elma.
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Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Elma) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Elma. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.2459, Longitude: -92.4366 |
| <4> | 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 Elma, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |