Welcome to Elmwood ...

Elmwood is located in Jefferson Parish<1>.

Elmwood is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Elmwood: 504

Communities Also Named Elmwood ...

While we believe that this Elmwood is located in Jefferson Parish, we know of another 2 Louisiana communities named Elmwood. Those communities are located in the following parishes: De Soto and Vernon Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 64 communities that are also named Elmwood - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, Missouri (3), Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elmwood ...

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

• New Orleans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • New Orleans is located in Orleans Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Orleans
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 389,476 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Orleans <3>
• Kenner
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Kenner is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenner
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kenner <3>
• Gretna
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gretna is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <3>
• Westwego
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Westwego is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westwego
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,297 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westwego <3>
• Jean Lafitte
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jean Lafitte is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jean Lafitte
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,996 people
• Ama
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Ama is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ama
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ama <3>
• Marrero
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Marrero is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marrero
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marrero <3>
• Elkinsville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Elkinsville is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkinsville
  • Elkinsville has also been known as:
  • Freetown
• Harvey
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvey is located in Jefferson Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvey <3>
• Davis ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Davis is located in Saint Charles Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davis

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmwood ...

Looking for more information about Elmwood? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Elmwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Elmwood.