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Welcome to Elmore ...

Elmore is located in Knox County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmore, you might consider that their post office opened in 1901.

Elmore is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Elmore lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Elmore: 207

Communities Also Named Elmore ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Elmore - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee (2), Texas, Vermont, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elmore ...

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

  • Rockland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Waldoboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Warren
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Camden
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Rockport
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Bristol
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Thomaston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Saint George
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Saint George is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint George
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Damariscotta
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmore ...

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

Adding Elmore to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Elmore 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 (so far) for Elmore was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the Elmore post office opened in 1901. The Elmore post office closed in 1923.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmore.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Knox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmore - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/