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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

Area Code for Elmdale: 616

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.

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.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Ionia, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmdale - 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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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