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Welcome to Elmwood ...

So far, we found very little information about Elmwood. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Elmwood to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Elmwood, please Contact Us.

Elmwood would have been located within present day Cape Girardeau County<2>.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Elmwood is 340 feet [104 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: The area where Elmwood was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The Area Codes where Elmwood was located: 573 & 235<4>

Communities Also Named Elmwood ...

While we believe that this Elmwood is located in Cape Girardeau County, we know of another 2 Missouri communities named Elmwood. Those communities are located in the following counties: Pike and Saline County.

Beyond Missouri, there are 64 communities that are also named Elmwood - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Connecticut (2), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (3), Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (2), Michigan (4), Minnesota, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire (2), New York, North Carolina (2), Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (4), Pennsylvania (3), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (2), Texas, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Elmwood ...

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

  • Cape Girardeau
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jackson
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Jackson is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 14,699 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
  • Scott City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chaffee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oran
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Oran is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oran
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oran <5>
  • Benton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Morley
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Morley is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morley
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 682 people
  • Kelso
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Tamms
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Tamms is located in Alexander County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tamms
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 449 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tamms <5>
  • Delta
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Delta is located in Cape Girardeau County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 421 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delta <5>

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

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Elmwood, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>If you're interested in how the shape of Missouri's counties, including Cape Girardeau, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Elmwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 573 code has been Overlayed with the 235 area code. New phone numbers in the Elmwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 573 or 235. As a result, placing a call in the Elmwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.