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Welcome to Elm Point ...

Elm Point is located in Saint Charles County<1>.


The location of Elm Point has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>


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

A typical abbreviation for Elm Point: Elm Pt.

Elm Point is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Communities Also Named Elm Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Elm Point - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Elm Point ...

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

  • O'Fallon
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for O'Fallon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for O'Fallon
    • O'Fallon is located in Saint Charles County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,769 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for O'Fallon <4>
  • Saint Charles
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Peters
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Florissant
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florissant
    • Florissant is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,795 people
  • Chesterfield
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wentzville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Wildwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Wildwood is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 35,460 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wildwood <4>
  • University City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
    • University City is located in Saint Louis City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
  • Ballwin
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ballwin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballwin
    • Ballwin is located in Saint Louis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,094 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ballwin <4>
  • Granite City
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Elm Point ...

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

Adding Elm Point to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Elm Point post office opened in 1889.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Elm Point.

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

The official website for Saint Charles County: www.saintcharlescounty.org/

The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Saint Charles, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>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.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elm Point - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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









 

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