Welcome to Elmdale ...

Elmdale is primarily located in Ionia County<1>. A portion of Elmdale extends into Kent County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Elmdale, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1889.

Elmdale is 830 feet [253 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Elmdale is within the (616) area code.

Communities Also Named Elmdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Elmdale: This one is located in Ionia County and the other is located in Kent County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 11 communities that are also named Elmdale - they are located in Indiana, Kansas, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New York, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Texas.

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

Communities near Elmdale ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <3>
• Kentwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <3>
• East Grand Rapids
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <3>
• Ionia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <3>
• Hastings
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hastings
  • Hastings is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,335 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hastings <3>
• Belding
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <3>
• Lowell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <3>
• Middleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Middleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
  • Middleville is located in Barry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,510 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Middleville <3>
• Lake Odessa
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
  • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <3>
• Caledonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
  • Caledonia is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Caledonia <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elmdale ...

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

Adding Elmdale to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elmdale post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elmdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/