Welcome to Saint Elmo ...

Saint Elmo is located in Saint James Parish<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Saint Elmo: St. Elmo

Saint Elmo is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Code for Saint Elmo: 225

Communities Also Named Saint Elmo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Louisiana communities named Saint Elmo: This one is located in Saint James Parish and the other is located in Ascension Parish.

Beyond Louisiana, there are 17 communities that are also named Saint Elmo - they are located in Alabama, California, Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, 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.

• Thibodaux
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Thibodaux is located in Lafourche Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thibodaux
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thibodaux <3>
• Gonzales
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gonzales is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gonzales
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,245 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gonzales <3>
• Donaldsonville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Donaldsonville is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Donaldsonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,638 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Donaldsonville <3>
• Gramercy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gramercy is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gramercy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,188 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gramercy <3>
• Sorrento
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sorrento is located in Ascension Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sorrento
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sorrento <3>
• French Settlement
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • French Settlement is located in Livingston Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Settlement
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for French Settlement <3>
• Napoleonville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Napoleonville is located in Assumption Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleonville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleonville <3>
• Wallace
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Wallace is located in Saint John the Baptist Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallace
• Convent
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Convent is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Convent
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Convent <3>
• Lagan
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lagan is located in Saint James Parish
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lagan

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.