Welcome to Elm Point ...

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

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

Elm Point would have been located within present day Bond County<2>.

The location of Elm Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elm Point, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1837.

A typical abbreviation for Elm Point: Elm Pt.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Elm Point is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Elm Point was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Elm Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elm Point - it's located in Missouri.

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

Communities near Elm Point ...

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

• Highland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Highland is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highland <5>
• Litchfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Bond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Hillsboro
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillsboro have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsboro
  • Hillsboro is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,909 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillsboro <5>
• Staunton
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,919 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <5>
• Mount Olive
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Olive
  • Mount Olive is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Olive <5>
• Benld
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benld
  • Benld is located in Macoupin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,406 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benld <5>
• Witt
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Witt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Witt
  • Witt is located in Montgomery County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 833 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Witt <5>
• Livingston
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
  • Livingston is located in Madison County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 796 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston <5>
• Pocahontas
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Bond County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 720 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocahontas <5>

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

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

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

Adding Elm Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elm Point 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 Elm Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Elm Point post office opened in 1837.

We also found Elm Point in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm Point.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov