Welcome to Saint Elmo ...

Saint Elmo is located in Christian County<1>.

The location of Saint 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 Saint Elmo, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Elmo: St. Elmo

Saint Elmo is 550 feet [168 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Saint Elmo lies within the (270) area code.

Communities Also Named Saint Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Saint Elmo - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Louisiana (2), Michigan, Mississippi, Nevada, New York, Ontario (2), Tennessee (2), Texas (2) and Virginia.

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

Communities near Saint Elmo ...

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

• Clarksville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
  • Clarksville is located in Montgomery County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 161,247 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarksville <4>
• Hopkinsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopkinsville
  • Hopkinsville is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,899 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hopkinsville <4>
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Oak Grove is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Grove <4>
• Louise Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
  • Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
• Elkton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
  • Elkton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
• Guthrie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Guthrie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guthrie
  • Guthrie is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Guthrie <4>
• Wingate West
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wingate West have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wingate West
  • Wingate West is located in Montgomery County (TN)
  • Estimated population in 2014: 954 people
• Pembroke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
  • Pembroke is located in Christian County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <4>
• Adams
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams
  • Adams is located in Robertson County (TN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 678 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams <4>
• Trenton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trenton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton
  • Trenton is located in Todd County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 378 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trenton <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Saint Elmo ...

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

Adding Saint Elmo to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Saint Elmo post office opened in 1868.

We also found Saint Elmo in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Saint Elmo.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/