Welcome to Elmo ...

Elmo is located in Dickinson County<1>.

The location of Elmo has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1884.

Elmo is 1,350 feet [411 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Elmo lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Elmo: (785)

Communities Also Named Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 16 communities that are also named Elmo - they are located in Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Elmo ...

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

• Abilene
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abilene
  • Abilene is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Abilene <4>
• Herington
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herington
  • Herington is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,240 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herington <4>
• Solomon
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solomon
  • Solomon is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Solomon <4>
• Enterprise
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
  • Enterprise is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 773 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Enterprise <4>
• Gypsum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gypsum
  • Gypsum is located in Saline County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gypsum <4>
• Hope
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hope <4>
• Lincolnville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincolnville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
  • Lincolnville is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
• Ramona
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramona
  • Ramona is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 173 people
  • Ramona has also been known as:
  • Ramona Station
• Woodbine
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine
  • Woodbine is located in Dickinson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 163 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodbine <4>
• Durham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
  • Durham is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 106 people

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmo ...

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

Adding Elmo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmo 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 Elmo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Elmo post office opened in 1884.

We also found Elmo in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickinson County: www.dkcoks.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/